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

Chapter 496

Hayden

just stared at me, silent.

My heart was pounding like I was waiting for the verdict on some huge screw-up.

Finally, after what felt like forever, he moved. He took my hand and said, "Keira, let go."

And just like that, my heart dropped straight through the floor.

Humiliation flooded over me, hot and stinging. I'd swallowed every last bit of my pride to try to fix things, and still... nothing.

He'd made up his mind.

He loved me, but he wouldn't be with me.

That stubborn jerk.

Anger and frustration boiled over, and before I knew it, I sank-my teeth into his shoulder. Hard.

but he didn't push me away-just stood there and let me do

I bit, the angrier I got. Part of me wanted to snap him out of whatever trance he was in, to make him wake

him with every ounce of frustration I had left, and still,

what else was

Beg? Keep humiliating myself?

deep down, I

whole body going weak, and shoved

my

everything I'd been holding in exploded. I grabbed my pillow, buried my face in it, and cried until my

in bed all day, completely numb, like all the life had drained

of me.

even Jace's betrayal had hit

me her classic deadpan look. "I heard you lost a lot of blood, but apparently,

blinked up at her, my voice barely there. "Why are you here? Is your suspension finally

end up on corpse duty,"

her hand. "Can you

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