Celeste

I couldn’t believe Jace would say that. It hurt. God, it hurt so much. I thought we had finally made it to another step when he kissed me, but I was wrong. I was so wrong.

“Is that really what you want?” I asked, trying not to cry.

“Yes,” he answered. “Please just forget everything that happened.”

“It doesn’t matter to you, right? It was all a mistake?”

“Yes,” he said firmly. “Everything that happened between us was a mistake. A big ...