Chapter 40. An Official Title

TARA

I was going to pretend like I didn’t know that Aidan’s beta was currently following me as I made my way home after I walked out of them earlier.

Certain that Aidan must have sent him to be my bodyguard since it was still the early hours of the morning, I walked home in silence, wondering why within the last few hours, Aidan had riled me up more times than I could count.

When I got to the front of my house, I turned to Jace, who was still following me, and I watched his failed attempt to act natural like he was just some stranger passing by.

“You can go now, Jace. This is me,” I said, pointing to my apartment. “It was nice meeting you, even if it wasn’t under a much better circumstance.”

After a few seconds of waiting without getting any response from him, I unlocked the door and went inside.

 Letting my bag drop to the floor carelessly, I shrugged off my coat and my shoes.

I needed to see Nadia, and then I needed c