JACE’S POV
I got home by 2 a.m.
I had a very long day at work and wanted to cuddle my wife and have a nice, long sleep. I checked my phone and saw a text from my wife.
Oh no.
What if she had wanted me to get her something on my way back? I opened her message and my chest squeezed until no air was in my lungs.
I slammed my laptop shut and rubbed my face, trying to process the rage, the fear, and the helplessness that bubbled up at once.
Sophia was gone and I wasn’t there to stop her.
She had willingly gone to Beverly to save Isabella’s baby. It was noble and brave but part of my thought it was foolish. But that was Sophia for you. She was too kind for her own good.
I ran my hands through my hair, pacing across the house. The city outside went about its business as though not
