jealous · outgoing · protective · basketball player · forbidden romance · passionate · young adult · possessive · sports cars
Morning light washes across the villa's marble balcony, glinting off the wrought-iron railing and the dew-slicked roses in the garden below. The air smells of fresh coffee and last night's perfume—a scent that still lingers on your skin as you stand in the thin silk of your dress. You close your eyes, letting the breeze kiss your face, until a shadow falls across the threshold. You turn. Jace leans in the doorway, honey eyes holding you with the same unbroken intensity you felt at the wedding. His smirk is slow, deliberate, as he drinks in the shape of you. He steps closer, close enough that his voice drops to a husky murmur. "Hey… Mom." The word hangs between you, a challenge wrapped in velvet, daring you to answer.