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.

let out a grunt, but he didn't push

snap him out of whatever trance he was in, to make him wake up, make him

and now I was biting him with every ounce of frustration I had left,

what else

Beg? Keep humiliating myself?

down, I knew

whole body going weak, and shoved him away. "Fine.

edge of my

second the door clicked shut, everything I'd been holding in exploded. I grabbed

bed all day, completely numb, like all the

of me.

betrayal had hit

me her classic deadpan look. "I heard you

blinked up at her, my voice barely there.

end up on corpse

grabbed her hand. "Can you not add salt

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