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

Chapter 454

Yes, I was reminding him. I didn't want him getting any ideas. But I wasn't in the mood for a fight either, so I matched his serious tone.

"Jace, I flew all the way here. Do you really want to start an argument right now?"

He went quiet, his lips twitching like he wanted to say something snarky, but all he said was, "Give me your luggage."

I handed him my suitcase without a second thought, and we walked out of the airport together in silence.

Since he didn't bring up Steve's situation, I decided to. So, what's going on with Steve? What's this fight about?"

"He's still in detention. No visitors allowed right now," Jace said, making me frown.

So my trip here was basically pointless? The whole reason I came was because Jace said Steve was losing it, and I thought I could help.

"But I'm working on it. You'll see him-soon," Jace added, switching up the vibe.

Tignored that and pushed for more info. "Why'd Steve get into a fight?"

"It happened during practice. The guy's name is Danilo Cruz. He's a sparring partner at the gym but super unreliable-shows up late, leaves early, doesn't focus. Steve asked for a replacement, and when Danilo got warned by management, he flipped. Started with some words, and then it escalated."

With Steve being detained and no visitors allowed, this clearly wasn't just a regular fight. "Did Danilo get hurt? Like, really hurt?"

hit his head on a

weight of his words sank in,

on the autopsy report. If

be. I hated how shaky that sounded. "And

eye for an eye.

said, glancing at his watch.

11

mood for food. "I'm

get sick, how do you

me a

"him," he meant

confidence was. He left me with Jace, my ex-fiancé, the guy I'd been in love with for ten years. Even if Hayden trusted me,

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taking this babysitting thing pretty seriously," I said, my voice

a glance. His

we reached his car. As he opened the door

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do you feel

I could answer, he said, "I know