Chapter 186

I didn't catch anything Jace said after that. What I'd just found out hit me like a truck.

All the questions I'd had were finally answered, but I never saw this coming.

Desmond had been someone I knew pretty well—thin, always smiling, the kind of guy who'd look out for everyone. I never imagined his death was because he couldn't deal with his wife hooking up with Jace.

No wonder Jace was a total wreck after Desmond died... because it was his fault.

Suddenly, everything made sense—why Desmond's parents treated Tanya like dirt, why they didn't want anything to do with the baby she was carrying. They probably didn't even think it was Desmond's kid.

I wasn't even that mad at Jace for cheating on me before, but now, standing here, I realized just how low he'd really gone. He was the reason his so-called best friend was dead.

Lena must've seen the change in my face, because she pulled me aside.

Once we were in her break room, I just sank into a chair, totally silent for what felt like