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

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I kept my eyes on Wayne, and his reaction told me everything.

"Rea," he said softly, "don't overthink this."

T

Overthink? I wasn't, not until now.

The way he said it just made me think harder. "Matthew and Lindey knew too, didn't they?" I asked, though deep down, I already knew the answer. They'd raised me for years-no way they wouldn't know my blood type.

"They took you in, cared for you like their own. Of course they knew," Wayne said, sounding like he was trying a little too hard to make it all seem fine.

Right. It wasn't weird they knew. What was weird? The fact they never told me.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Please, don't take it the wrong way. My parents have always treated you like their own daughter. There's no hidden agenda," Wayne added, his voice sounding almost desperate now.

saying-the more you explain,

Yeah, that.

you opened your mouth. But now?" I raised my brows. "All

emphasized those

like he wasn't sure what to

but his whole defensive act had me spiraling down a rabbit hole I didn't even know existed. Sometimes, once the

my stuff, my

asked me if I'd be

I only wanted to be with them. I even

Lindey told me Jace was supposed to be my future husband. Apparently, it had been decided when

shared the same rare blood type? Were they trying to

they saw our matching blood types and decided to play matchmaker, turning me into Jace's future wife-his backup blood

to sound cynical, but the idea that Jace and I, with this super rare blood type,

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than just some

in the Johnston family had ever mentioned it? Even though Wayne

the truth?