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

Chapter 579

Thud!

Thud!

One ball after another sank perfectly into the pockets, each shot met with louder cheers. My aim was on fire, and the crowd was actually starting to root for me.

With Hayden watching nearby, a thought popped into my head: "Keira, show him a side of you he's never

seen.

We'd been together a while, but he'd never watched me play snooker. My skills were tied to memories with Jace, and I'd always worried it might stir something up if Hayden found out. But here I was, putting it all on display for him.

Thud!

I lined up my next shot, sent the cue ball spinning toward the pocket... but it stopped just short. Ugh. Close, but not quite. Now it was Yara's turn.

crowd went wild, switching sides to cheer her on as she took her place at the

crowd had split into full-on fan sections for us, like we were

practiced, graceful stance. Every move she made was smooth and elegant, almost like

only one ball was left on the table, we were tied.

it'd mean the same result as Steve's earlier slip-up- and cost them their bets,

crowd seemed to realize they might've backed

the end," Yara

lose, I wasn't about to beg. Losing would mean losing any leverage I had with Heman, but there was no

and gestured

up with perfect form as everyone held their breath.

startled screams echoing around us. Suddenly, someone grabbed my wrist, yanking me forward. Disoriented, I stumbled through the pitch-black chaos, but the hand holding mine kept

headed, but I pushed aside my doubts and focused on the grip

Chapter 574

forward.

keep running." I gasped, my side