Before Anita could grasp what Jace just said a loud penetrating knock reached the apartment.
A sudden noise startled Anita since her alertness had reached its limit. Jace moved in the way of her path to the door while acting as protection. His body transformed entirely by the way his tense muscles and golden eyes appeared.
Something was wrong.
Before opening the door Jace already recognized the visitor.
And he wasn’t pleased.
Slowing down to avoid any mishaps he grasped the handle before opening the door.
Anita faced a surprising figure that she never anticipated to find at that moment.
Ethan.
His cold expression on his face made him look different from how Anita remembered him besides his sharp features and silver eyes and tall stature.
Anita struggled to breathe at that moment. “Ethan…?”
The increasing pressure on the door handle made Jace's knuckles show white beneath his grip. “What the hell are you doing here?”