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

Chapter 234

The world went dark under Hayden's touch, but I felt strangely calm.

His warmth, his closeness-it was more comforting than any light could be..

"Wish for anything. From now on, I'm here, and I'm gonna make your wishes come true," he murmured in my ear, his voice low and soothing. The soft music playing in the background seemed to ease the tightness in my chest, bit by bit.

A wish?

What was there left to wish for?

After my parents died, I stopped making wishes altogether.

Then I had Jace, and I guess all I wanted was for us to last. But that was more of a hope than a real wish. And now, if I had to wish for something...

I dug deep, trying to figure out what I truly wanted, but even I didn't know.

Eventually, I thought of my parents, of the accident, and whispered, "I wish I could find out the truth about my parents' car crash,"

*Ill make it happen," Hayden said, no hesitation at all.

my eyes. "Then why bother

perfect chance,"

stopped believing in that

lights outside. "After my parents died, I stopped believing in blessings or any kind

found its way back to my head, this time gently rubbing

1. on.

be my guardian, my

was, I only trusted myself to keep

to life, lighting up the night sky like fireworks. The park's lights kept changing, never repeating the same pattern, always surprising, always magical. Just the lighting alone had cost a third of

myself get swept up in

more stunning than the last. I was so mesmerized by the show, I didn't even notice when Hayden

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around, ready to share my excitement with Hayden,

standing in the other cabin, just staring at me. I couldn't make out his expression, but his

looked calm-too calm, like all the

whole body

I'd let Jace go, he still had a decade of my life. I couldn't just see him as some stranger, especially not when he

up. He didn't say anything, just tightened his hold around me. Then, in that soft, almost hypnotic voice