Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 138

No answer. A chill crept down my spine.

But now wasn't the time to chicken out. I forced myself to sound braver than I felt. "Who the hell are you?"

""It's me, Pete!"

Footsteps followed, and then he added, "Your date from the café earlier."

Wait, what?

Of all people, Pete? After just one coffee date, he was out here creeping on me? That made this whole thing even creepier.

The hallway was pitch black because the lights were out. I could barely see a thing, just some vague shapes barely lit by the moonlight sneaking in through the window.

He wasn't close enough for me to see his face yet.

I gripped my key tight, ready to defend myself if I had to. "Why are you following me?"

"Don't freak out, okay? I'm not here to hurt you. I just wanted to make sure you got home safe. It's late, and it's not exactly safe for a girl to walk alone at this hour," he said as he finally stepped into view. I almost laughed at that.

Stalking me in the dark was supposed to make me feel

other, and I hadn't agreed to anything with him. Now he was acting like my

already followed me home, pissing him off wasn't going to help. So, I swallowed my frustration and tried to stay calm. "Thanks for the concern, but I'm home now. You

out from behind the stairwell. I'm

clear. I tightened my grip on the key and shut him down immediately. "It's

dating me, so what's

fear shot through the roof as

His smile twisted into

I was ready. If he took one more step, I'd drive that key right into

could strike, a blast of icy air whipped past my face. With a thunderous crash, Pete was hurled backward, like he'd been hit by some invisible force straight out of a Marvel

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so fast-crash, bounce, splat-it looked

a voice, all too familiar, whispered in my

It was Hayden.

lying there like a heap on the stairs. "Get lost. If you're still here in a minute, I'm calling

Hayden's words, clearly trying to move, but he was too messed up to do more than flop around. After a few painful seconds, he finally managed to

face was covered in blood, and I couldn't even tell where the injury was. He glanced

blocking my