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

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We were boxed in. Cars surrounded us, leaving no escape route. Trying to break free would be reckless- we'd never make it.

Steve was right. Hayden had been pulled away, leaving me vulnerable. And without Hayden's skills, Steve was at a serious disadvantage. Bruno's real target? Me.

As the men climbed out of their cars, surrounding us, I turned to Steve. "In a minute, I'll go with them. Don't do anything stupid-just call Hayden." "No way!" Steve shot back, his protective instincts kicking in.

"Listen," I insisted, "Jace is already in Bruno's hands, and Hayden's gone after him. If you get taken too, Bruno will have all of us, and no one to save us."

He hesitated, but I gave him a calm, reassuring smile. "We talked about this earlier. If Wayne's behind this I won't be harmed. So don't worry about me." "But what if it's not him?" Steve didn't seem convinced.

"If it's not him, then we're good. You can reach out to him for help."

I could see the shift in his eyes.

then we'll know for sure Wayne's the mastermind." Before Steve could respond, the car door flew open, and two of Bruno's men reached for me. I didn't wait for

to look at Steve, and I quickly added, "He's got nothing

charge nodded. "Everyone's

pressed a small knife against my neck, the blade cold against my skin. "Let

at the hotel, just in case. Looks like my instincts

stepped aside and made a quick phone call. When he came back, he gave a sharp nod. "Fine. Put down the knife, and we'll let him go." "He walks away

after a sharp

second he was out of sight, I dropped

took me straight to Bruno's

sipping tea and tossing fish food into the pond, looking far too relaxed

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That could mean Hayden was either on

them?" Bruno scoffed, taking another sip of his tea. "Why would I do that? We've got just enough

me, trying to make it sound like he had everyone

up the table," I challenged, hoping for a glimpse of the