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

Yeah, that.

about it before you opened your mouth. But now?" I raised my brows. "All this overthinking? That's

emphasized those

shifted, like he

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

my stuff, my mind drifted

my parents' accident, they'd asked me if

them. I even hugged them, joking I'd never marry,

up again-until after they were gone. Then, Matthew and Lindey told me Jace was supposed to be my future husband. Apparently, it had been decided when my parents were

trying to make sure we'd end up together in case one of us needed help, like some

saw our matching blood types and decided to

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

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than just some random

Johnston family had ever mentioned it? Even

the truth?