Chapter Thirty

Justin's POV

I suppose Jace was right. I was a selfish asshole. I didn't want to be with Ayva, yet I couldn't bear the thought of someone else having her. I'd neglected her feelings for me these past few weeks, dismissing them as if they weren't real. It was easier for me to pretend they didn't exist rather than confront them. I pushed her away when she tried to get close, making it clear that I didn't want her, that we couldn't be together. But the moment Jace showed interest in her, I couldn't handle the thought of her being into someone else. I wanted to claim her as mine, even though I had no right to.

It was stupid of me to want her thinking of me while on a date with another man. But I didn't care. I was selfish enough to want her to keep wanting me and only me until she got her memory back. Maybe deep down, I knew that once she remembered everything, she'd see me as just a friend from school. Maybe that's why I wanted to hold onto those feelings she had for me for as long as ne