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.

seriously? Stalking me in the dark was supposed to

I hadn't agreed to anything with him. Now he was acting like my personal bodyguard?

help. So, I swallowed my frustration and tried to stay calm. "Thanks for the concern, but I'm home now. You

behind the stairwell. I'm

crystal clear. I tightened my grip on the key and

"Come on, you're thinking about dating me, so

the roof as he edged nearer.

just water. What's the harm?" His smile

shaking, but I was ready. If he took one more step, I'd drive that

Pete reached my floor, I lunged with the key. But before I 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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splat-it

was about to catch my breath, a voice, all

It was Hayden.

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

do more than flop around. After a few painful seconds, he finally managed to push himself to

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

anything, Hayden's hand shot up, blocking my view as he