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.

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

wanted to snap him out of whatever trance he was in, to make him wake up, make him change his mind. But even when my jaw started aching, he just stood

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

else

Beg? Keep humiliating myself?

deep down, I knew it

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

of my bed, then turned

grabbed my pillow, buried my face in it, and cried until

up, I'd been lying in bed all day, completely numb, like all the

of me.

had hit me like

"I heard you lost a lot

voice barely there. "Why are you here?

probably rot here, and I'd end up on corpse duty,"

hand. "Can you not

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