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.

a grunt, but he didn't push me away-just stood

I got. Part of 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

him with every ounce of frustration I

what else

Beg? Keep humiliating myself?

deep down, I

go, my whole body going weak, and shoved

of my

the door clicked shut, everything I'd been holding in exploded. I grabbed my pillow, buried my face in it, and cried until my whole body

Lena showed up, I'd been lying in bed all day, completely numb, like all the life had drained

of me.

had hit me like

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

there. "Why are you here? Is your suspension finally

and I'd end up

her hand. "Can you not

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