Chapter 60

• Claire
• There were just a few days left until the event. I was so stressed that I barely got any sleep. I felt just like Jace. He was the one who usually had trouble sleeping. Not that I knew how he was now. I hadn’t seen him in what felt like a decade, and that for my young soul was a lot. My heart still ached, and I missed every second of his presence. Sometimes I pulled the curtains closed, not able to bear his empty house. I kept expecting he’d show up and tease me for something again, but the reality was I was all alone.
• My chest clenched, and my guts twisted into knots. That was why I avoided love and wanted only the fun part of relationships. Which turned them into short flings. I hated the tension and pain the awakening of feelings brought. I wasn’t ready to face it, especially if the person I desired didn’t want me.