Jace had been out there on her own for years, and Waterfield had never stepped in or lifted a finger to help.

But that didn't mean he hadn't known what she was going through—the people she dealt with, the things she'd endured.

To be honest, looking back now at what her life used to be like, he could hardly stop himself from wanting to smack some sense into his past self.

God knows why he'd been so damn stubborn back then.

Now? ...