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As I reached the final locked gate that guards had to letlot, I feltfor me on the other side He looked like he could spit nails, but the second I stepped through the gate and walked into his arms, he closed them around me and took in a deep breath

“You okay?” Jace asked

“You have no idea,” I said as I tipped my head back to look at him

“Found another piece, huh?”

I shook ot rid of one”

He kissed ain I knew there was a lot he probably wanted to say to me, and I sure as hell had a lot I wanted to tell hio home,” he simply nodded and took my hand in his and led me to the car

Chapter 25

Jace

It was theI’d ever been to

Not that I’d been to orically say I was completely lost

Mostly because I had no hope in hell of re any of the names of the people I was introduced to, let alone their relationship to one another By the tier brother, Tristan, was in a relationship with Brennan and Meh Brennan and Tristan had been raised as if they were cousins, they really weren’t, I’d stopped trying toout, because he’d handed me off to the care of Matty Hawkins, the son of one of my teammates Matty had taken over the introductions, which had actually been easier to follow than Mav’s, but he’d gotten sidetracked by a conversation about Captain America, Thor, and Hawkeye There’d also been mention of Spider Spideriven up again Matty hadabout flashcards and the next family dinner, then he’d ditched me for his buddies

I’d lost Caleb to his best man duties He and Brennan, who I did re at Eli’s apart for Eli, while Ronan and a ed to hang on to Willa until Caleb’s stepmother had arrived, at which point she’d pro to as her granddaughter on the very first day she’d otten glinedher back any time soon and I’d found myself a seat