"No, my car is fine. It's just that Alexander insisted I shouldn't drive back to Blood Crescent alone, especially with the tension on the ground at the moment. He sent someone to come and pick me up."
Jason watched me for a moment as I explained, and I could see something change in his expression. His eyes lowered briefly before returning to mine, and the faint smile on his face became more subdued.
"He really takes care of you," he remarked.
I didn't respond immediately.
Jason let out a quiet breath and looked away, his fingers moving absently across the surface of his desk.
"He deserves you more than I do," he continued. "I couldn't love you right, and I couldn't love Sage right either. Honestly, Faye, I'm beginning to think I'm just a mess."
I stared at him for a moment.
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