Chapter 376

Chapter 376

Hayden didn't ask any questions and stopped immediately.

But I added, "It's fine. Let's go upstairs.

In the darkness, I lowered my head, and the image of the person by the car flashed before my eyes.

I didn't expect Jace to find me here-this apartment's about to be demolished. But somehow, he knew. And he came anyway.

What's the point of showing up now?

Hayden's strides were long, his pace quick, taking two steps at a time.

"Open the door," he said, slightly out of breath.

I fumbled with the keys and opened the door. The second we stepped inside, Hayden lifted me onto the shoe cabinet, his eyes locked on mine.

In the dark, his gaze was intense, like the ocean at night-deep, dangerous, as if it could pull me under.

I swallowed, trying to say something, but before I could, his lips were on mine.

"Kiki, you can have it however you want now," Hayden muttered, shrugging off his jacket, fingers tugging at his collar.

by the car, I had been the one craving him, desperate for his touch. But

I'd felt earlier-it was gone. The urgency had slipped away,

up

he sensed the shift in me. He stopped, resting his head

tense.

us spoke. We just stayed like that,

breathing slowed, and he lifted his

for him, my hand resting on

me, and my

he seen Jace downstairs? Was he reading too much into

period hasn't ended yet,"

That was

heard from him before, but

it,"

he replied, his voice soft but firm as he gently squeezed my hand. "You're the one overthinking." "Shower, then sleep," Hayden said, lifting me off

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always like this-so patient, so steady. No matter how I acted or how

angry.

guilty. Just as he was about to leave the bathroom, I grabbed

my waist, grounding me. "Kiki,

froze, caught off guard by

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