Chapter 410

"Keira, are you with Jace right now? Could you ask him to take my call?" Tanya's voice cut through the silence in the room.

You could practically hear everyone gasp, their eyes bouncing between me, the phone, and Jace.

I didn't care what they were thinking, and I definitely wasn't looking at Jace. Keeping my cool, I replied, "Did you call the wrong number? Why are you asking me to chase down your boyfriend?"

The room was so quiet, it felt like time had frozen.

"He's not answering my calls," Tanya's voice was all shaky and pathetic.

I smirked. "Oh, and you think he'll answer just because I tell him to?"

Before she could respond, Jace stormed over, snatched the phone out of my hand, and ended the call.

I glanced up at his furious face, my amusement barely hidden. "Wow, Mr. Johnston, doing that's just gonna make her think I'm the one keeping you from talking to her."

Without a word, he grabbed my wrist and started dragging me toward the door.

"Jace," Steve stood up, his voice ful