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.

hands away from my eyes. "Then why bother with wishes? I could just ask

perfect chance," he teased, lightly tapping

stopped believing in that stuff a long time

my parents died, I stopped believing in

hand found its way back to my head, this time gently rubbing it. "Then believe in me from

1. on.

wanted to be my

get was, I only

the night sky like fireworks. The park's lights kept changing, never repeating the same pattern, always surprising, always magical. Just

I admitted, letting myself get swept up in the

more stunning than the last. I was so mesmerized by the show, I didn't even notice when Hayden wrapped his arms around me from behind. I'd almost forgotten

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around, ready to share my excitement with

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

like all the

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 looked

anything, just tightened his hold around me. Then, in that soft, almost