“If Lena hadn’t stuck her nose where it didn’t belong, we wouldn’t even be here,” Wayne grumbled, clearly trying to wrap this up. “Take her and leave. End of story.”

Aaron just smiled. “So that’s how you handle things? Snatch someone up whenever you feel like it, then pretend it’s no big deal when you let them go?”

Wayne knew Aaron wasn’t here just for Lena-this was about more than her.

Both of them were playing it cool, trying to keep things from blowing up, but Wayne was clearly hoping Aaron would take the hint and back off.

Too bad for Wayne-Aaron wasn’t going anywhere.

Wayne finally sighed, sizing up his options. With Cole gone and Jace refusing to back him, Wayne knew he didn’t have much leverage. Last thing he needed was to tick off someone like Aaron Ace.

“What do you want from me? An apology?” Wayne muttered, taking a small step back.