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

perfect chance," he teased,

smirk. "I stopped believing

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

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

1. on.

be my guardian, my

didn't get was, I only

lights kept changing, never repeating the same pattern, always surprising, always magical. Just

is one of my favorites," I admitted, letting myself get swept up in

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 about Jace in the opposite

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to share my excitement with Hayden,

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

calm, like all the life had drained out of

body

go, he still had a decade of my life. I couldn't just see him as some

me. Then, in that soft, almost hypnotic voice of his, he whispered in my ear, There's one last