Chapter 204

"I don't know!" Hayden answered briskly.

I laughed. "You don't know, but you showed up at my door anyway?"

He finished chopping and tossed the veggies onto a plate. "The old lady downstairs told me. She was like, 'Your girlfriend's back.""

I froze for a second, caught off guard.

Sipping my tea, I watched Hayden work with quiet admiration.

Suddenly, he turned and caught me staring. "What? Why are you giving me that look?"

I smiled lightly. "Just wondering if you're stalking me."

His eyebrows shot up. "What?"

"I'm kidding, chill. I know you've got better things to do," I teased, wandering back into the living room.

sips of tea, I set my cup down and started scrolling through my phone. Before I knew it, my eyes started

hit. Darby grabbed me, and Thorsten Drago was there, telling him to kill me. A knife

shaky. Hayden was leaning over

his hand tight. "It was Darby. The guy who cornered you with his gang.

saw him," I whispered, still gripping his hand before

it. Got

I just wanted answers

won't do anything stupid.

the words I wanted to say stayed stuck in my

wiped the sweat from my forehead with the back of his hand. "Go drink some water. Lunch is almost

started to leave, but I grabbed his hand.

exactly how dangerous Thorsten Drago was. He was one of Riverwave Corp's biggest clients, but the rumors were dark-shady deals, people disappearing, and the lengths he'd go to

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softened as he looked

fade a little. I felt safe, just

and soon he was bringing out plates of food-risotto,

my water, but as soon as I did, the room tilted. A wave of dizziness washed over me. I felt drained, like every bit of energy had been sucked

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