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

Chapter 268

What happened to Jace?

Why was he covered in blood?

Was he hurt?

Dreams like this usually mean something. The night before my parents' car accident, I had a terrible nightmare-I dreamt my two front teeth fell out, blood pouring everywhere. I woke up crying hysterically. The next day, my parents were gone forever.

A wave of panic hit me so hard I barely noticed Hayden watching me.

It wasn't until he reached out and gently wiped the cold sweat from my forehead that I snapp Did you have a nightmare?"

out of it."

His words pulled me back to reality, making me realize he'd heard me calling Jace's name in my sleep.

I didn't want him to get the wrong idea, so I said, "I dreamt Jace was standing by the bed, covered in blood. I kept asking what happened, but he wouldn't answer."

"It's okay. Dreams are usually the opposite of reality. If you're worried, you can call him now," Hayden said, surprising me.

Shouldn't he be upset right now?

Jace,

the sky just starting to lighten. I snuggled closer into Hayden's arms, closing my

murmured, gently stroking my

as calm and caring as ever, no sign of anger or

to think straight, and

kiss my forehead and whisper, "You're

something, but it was like my mouth was glued

it was

I tried to move, my whole body felt like I'd been run over by a truck. So, turns out those books were

night with Hayden the nightmare, and his whispered

first real night with Hayden, and Jace has

weren't a thing anymore, he'd been in my life for, like, ten years. It was more

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and dialed a number, but not

me space. He

voice came through

I said softly,

cheerful, which made me relax a little. If something had happened to Jace,