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 with wishes? I could just ask

you wasted a perfect chance," he teased,

"I stopped believing

"After my parents died, I stopped believing

head, this time gently rubbing it.

1. on.

to be my

he didn't get was, I only trusted myself to keep

The park's lights kept changing, never repeating the same pattern, always surprising, always magical.

Ocean' is one of my favorites," I admitted, letting myself get swept up in the moment. "There's even

the show, I didn't even notice when Hayden wrapped his arms around me from behind. I'd almost forgotten about

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spun around, ready to share my excitement with Hayden,

staring at me. I couldn't make out his expression, but

the life had drained out of

whole body went

of my life. I couldn't just see him as some stranger, especially not when he looked

He didn't say anything, just tightened his hold around me. Then, in that soft, almost hypnotic voice of his, he whispered in my ear, There's