"I've spent years pretending nothing touched me. But you asked for truth, Ivy. So I'm starting where I lost it--so maybe I can figure out how to give it to you." Summary: Jace doesn’t answer Ivy’s voice memo with charm or apology. He answers it by doing something he’s never done—facing his own damage. Returning home. Talking to his mom. Owning the part of himself that always thought love was a joke. And then? He texts Ivy. Not with sweet words. But with an invitation: “Let me show you something real.”