Declan's expression faltered. "But don't use the authority you've given me as an excuse to decide who I'm allowed to love."
"Jace, that's not why—"
"Then why does Mason get a choice?"
Declan dragged a hand over his face.
"Because Mason has wanted Sage for a long time, and he's been patient with her. He's been trying to build something with her without tearing this family apart."
Jace stared at him. For a moment, he looked genuinely wounded.
"So you think Mason deserves her more than I do."
"I didn't say that."
"You didn't have to."
Rhett glanced between them, his earlier anger momentarily forgotten.
Declan sighed.
"Jace, please. All of you cannot have her. You know that, don't you? At some point, Sage is going to choose someone, and I don't want this family destroyed because my
