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

Chapter 615

I tried to move closer, but just as I did, Yara let out a choked sob. "Hayden."

It felt like my heart had been ripped out Slowly, I lifted my head to look at him. His eyes were half-closed now, no longer fluttering. The hand that had been resting by the bed hung limp at his side. "Hayden," I whispered.

But he didn't respond.

I shook my head, disbelief crashing over me. I cupped his face, frantic. "Hayden, please. You haven't finished talking-just say something. Please!"

The words caught in my throat, choking me. I leaned in, kissing him everywhere-his nose, his eyes, his cheeks, his lips-desperately trying to wake him,

But he didn't move.

"ever

He wasn't going to say, "Kiki, stop it," ever again.

"Hayden, don't leave me. You're all I have left," I screamed.

me was unbearable, swallowing

my parents. Back then, I was too young to fully get it-but now? Losing Hayden was like being dragged underwater, suffocating, helpless. *There'd never be anyone like him again. You think about them,

hard

but all

tears dripped onto his face, sliding down his cheeks, like

then everything went

When

I woke

hospital bed. The room was empty, and the only thing piercing the silence was the blinding white light coming through the window. Memories of the night before flooded me-flashes of Hayden's

convulsing as if my muscles had been torn

wrong? Are

voice broke through,

voice,

neither one was the one I wanted

wanted Hayden to call me "Kiki" one

came in and lifted the

The doctor gave me a look, then turned to Jace and Steve. "She's probably still in shock Just stay with her and keep her calm." When the doctor left, they stayed by my bed-Jace on one side, Steve on the other. Neither of

was the only way I could keep myself together-keep