Jace's POV
"Did you have to say such harsh words to her?" I asked calmly once I had taken over.
"What was I supposed to do? Entertain that w***e?" Ridge asked.
"Well, no but ..."
"But nothing, we have a mate who we never want to hurt. Are you going to be nice to that slut and make our mate suffer?" He asked as I sighed heavily.
"No," I answered.
Why would I hurt our mate again? I chose her over Leah a billion times, and now that she was comfortable around us, I wanted to slowly approach her. But that didn't mean I was going to easily forget how Leah's parents raised us.
"But remember how Leah's parents were there for us in the past?" I asked seriously.
"I do, and I believe we have already paid that debt. Not only did we dress their child in the finest jewelry and clothes, we made e
