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Was he seriously teasing me with that straight face?

But he was always so principled! It made me wonder if he was serious or if I was just overthinking it.

"Don't believe me? Try it," Hayden said, his eyes warm and steady, making my cheeks

haven more.

I playfully pinched his arm, pretending to be annoyed. "Do you actually want to hear what I have to say or not? Because if not, I'll just keep it to myself." "I'm listening!" he said quickly.

I glanced out the window and told him what Wayne had shared with me the other day. After I finished, Hayden nodded, his expression thoughtful. "So, are you worried?" "Yeah, but I'm not worried about Jace. I'm conce

about RiverwaveCorp," I clarified quickly.

"I know," Hayden said, pressing a gentle kiss to the top of my head. "You feel like this whole situation is way more complicated than it seems, right?" He understood me so well.

"You're not wrong to be concerned. It's possible everything, starting with Wayne's return, was part of a plan," Hayden suggested, and my eyes widened.

"Do you really think so?" I had my suspicions, but hearing him say it so directly still caught me off guard.

on, he always looked out for me and Jace, as an older brother would. Four years ago, he left without

Hayden said, his tone calm and measured.

you, right?" Hayden

I didn't know that before. I only found out when

much later than Jace did. His feelings

stayed quiet, letting

for a few

years," I confirmed. "He left right after Jace

"Exactly. You made your choice, and he realized

left, probably hoping that

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as soon as he heard you and Jace had broken

perfect sense. When Jace and I first started having problems, and Jace dismissed it as me

clueless. I'd sensed something

Hayden wasn't even close to Wayne, and yet he could see all of this so clearly, almost like he was reading

followed Hayden's logic. "But he didn't expect someone like you to come along and steal the

smile, and he made a sound of

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