Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 793

"We don't know. If you want answers, check the hospital," the investigator sad.

Awesome. Just what I needed-another dead-end. The only silver lining? At least face mas okay.

Or... was he? I'd tried calling him again, but no answer. A pit formed in my stomach. What if he was hurt?

I drove straight to the nearest hospital. The place was chaos-nurses and doctors darting around.

Fire victims were being treated under some emergency protocol, so finding the right area wasn't hard. And there, in the middle of it all, was Jace.

He looked like he'd just walked out of a disaster movie-soot all over, ash smudged into his clothes. He was moving non-stop, coordinating, talking to staff, looking totally... normal?

Wait. Normal? This wasn't the Jace I knew-the one who screamed "rich boy energy with his arrogant smirks and designer everything. This guy? He was all in, like he actually cared about something bigger than himself. It was so out of character, I had to blink twice to believe it.

But there wasn't time to process this new, selfless-Jace situation. I was too worried about Mrs. Drago.

"Jace!" I called, weaving through the chaos.

His head snapped up, surprise flashing in his eyes. "Rea? What are you doing here?"

"I tried calling you, but no answer. I even went to Cloudscape Monastery, and-" My voice faltered as my gaze swept over the

creeping into my voice. "Why aren't you saying anything?

Cole burst in. "Where's

was untouchable-looked like a wreck. His fear was written all

where's my mom? Tell me!" he demanded, turning to him just

Still, Jace said nothing.

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that,

in my mind-her wrapping me in her expensive coat, her soft reassurances, her promises to help. My chest

was trying to erase the truth." No. No, that's not true. It can't

"WHERE IS SHE? If you don't help her, I

who his mom

what he wanted, Cole spun back to

tight. Still,

He grabbed Jace, fist raised, ready to

I shouted and quickly held him back. "Cole, this

second, I thought he'd ignore me. But then he exhaled

mumbled, voice breaking, before storming out of the