SOPHIA’S POV
I tried to push him gently, just enough to make space, but Jace’s grip only tightened, his body leaning into mine, anchoring me in place.
“Jace, we shouldn’t,” I whispered, but the words came out shaky, breathless, betraying the tension building between us.
“Why?” he asked, his lips grazing my earlobe, warm and insistent.
“This… it’s not a good place,” I stammered, a soft moan slipping out as he pressed a kiss behind my ear, sending a shiver down my spine.
He chuckled, deep and low, the sound vibrating against my shoulder. “What were you saying?”
I let out a breath I didn’t realize I’d been holding and tried to regain composure, straightening slightly, though his hands roamed lightly along my sides.
“I… I just mean… here, now… it’s complicated.”
“Complicated?” he tea
