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.

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

he was in, to make him wake up, make

sweet-talking, promises, and now I was biting him with every ounce of

else

Beg? Keep humiliating myself?

down, I knew it

go, my whole body going weak, and shoved him away. "Fine. Go. Get out and

of my bed, then turned

in exploded. I grabbed my pillow, buried my face in it, and cried until my

time Lena showed up, I'd been lying in bed all day,

of me.

Jace's betrayal had hit

throwing me her classic deadpan look. "I heard you lost a lot

there. "Why are you here? Is your suspension

end up on corpse duty," she replied, each word a

"Can you

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