Chapter 253

Bianca’s face tensed as she forced herself to respond, her voice firm but tinged with unease. “No. I can’t do something like that anymore. I’m Bianca now—a big star. I’ve left all that behind!”

Jace chuckled softly, his voice laced with sarcasm. “Bianca, huh? You think that name makes you clean? People like us, born in the dark, don’t get to step into the light.”

He tapped his long, slender fingers rhythmically on the desk, his gaze piercing.

Bianca paled at his words, clenching her fists. “It’s over. We can leave it all behind. We deserve to be clean, to start fresh.”

Her words hung in the still air, trembling with desperate hope.

Jace leaned back in his chair, his eyes narrowing as he studied her. “Is that what you believe?”