Chapter 12 FIRST REAL FIGHT

It started with silence.

Zara didn't answer his calls.

One missed text turned into three. Three turned into a full day of nothing. No good morning, no sarcastic memes, no "Come over?" Just air.

And Jace... he noticed.

At first, he brushed it off. She was probably stressed. She had midterms. Maybe she needed space. He didn't want to smother