Chapter Seven: (Flashback – 2 Years Ago)
We were never supposed to end.
That's the cruel part. We had everything—love, fire, obsession. We had the kind of chemistry that made people stare too long. We were the couple people envied.
But that night?
We became strangers.
The party was loud. Too loud. Someone had spiked the drinks, and I hated the way Jace laughed with that girl in the red dress like he didn't see me standing five feet away.
I'd never been jealous before.Not with him.Because he always made me feel like I was the only one in the world.
But that night… he didn't.
I stormed outside, heels clicking like gunshots, and he followed. Of course he did. That was Jace — reckless, charming, selfish. But always chasing.
"Dani, it wasn't what it looked like."
"Don't. Don't feed me that line."
"She's just a friend."
"Do your friends put their hands on your chest like that?"
He sighed, raking a hand through his white-blonde hair. God, he was beautiful. Even when I wanted to hate him, my heart skipped like it didn't get the memo.
"You're overthinking again. I didn't even touch her—"
"But you didn't stop her either."
Silence.
That was all I needed to know.
I turned to leave, but he caught my wrist. Gently. Always gently, like he thought I'd break.
"Dani... You know I love you."
"Do you?"
Tears blurred my vision, but I blinked them away. Not here. Not in front of him. He didn't get to see me fall apart.
"Then why does it feel like I'm the only one fighting for this?"
He didn't answer.
And that hurt more than anything.
"Let me go, Jace."
He did.
And just like that… we were over.
That night, I walked away thinking it was just space.That he'd come back.
But he didn't.And neither did I.
Until now.