Chapter 517

Wayne's eyes darkened slightly. Just a minute ago, I'd leaned away when he'd tried to fix my hair, but with Jace, I hadn't even flinched. The difference in how I reacted to each of them was probably hard to miss.

But since we'd just cleared the air, Wayne kept his cool. When he noticed me looking, he even gave me a calm smile and teased, "Guess you're still more comfortable with Jace's touch."

I had no idea how to respond to that.

Jace smirked, chiming in, "Well, she almost became my wife."

I couldn't respond to that either.

Wayne's smile didn't waver. "Yeah... almost."

Jace shot him a look, eyebrow raised, as if to say, 'Did I say anything untrue?'

"You feel a little warm," Jace said, pulling his hand back before calling over a passing nurse. "Could we get a thermometer?"

"I'm fine, it's probably just—" I started, but Jace cut me off.

"Whether you're fine or not isn't up to you," he said firmly. The nurse returned with a thermometer and pressed it to my forehead.

"99.9 degre