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.

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

chance," he teased, lightly tapping my

a smirk. "I stopped believing in that

the glittering lights outside. "After my parents died, I stopped believing

way back to my head, this time gently rubbing it. "Then believe

1. on.

to be my

get was, I only

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

swept up in the moment. "There's even better coming up." Hayden said, his confidence

show, I didn't even notice when Hayden wrapped his arms around me from behind.

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ready to share my excitement with Hayden, but then I saw

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

like all the life had drained

body went

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

around me. Then, in that soft, almost hypnotic voice of his, he whispered in my