Jace

I stood staring at nothing. My phone rang, but I didn’t want to answer. All I could think about was her. Celeste. How could she treat me like that?

I clenched my fist and screamed until my throat burned. She had humiliated me. Made me feel like worthless trash. The phone kept ringing and ringing until I finally gave in.

“What,” I yelled without checking the caller ID.

“Is that how you talk to your father?” he barked.

“Dad.” I let out a breath. He was part of the reason I ...