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

Chapter

638

I let out a scream-not because I was scared, but because, well, why not?

A car horn blared, and tires screeched as car swerved into view.

The door slammed open, and out stepped the guy Kylian had sent to tail me. His glare locked on the wannabe kidnapper holding me. "Let her go."

"Why should I? Who even are you?" My captor's voice cracked like a middle schooler's. I bit my lip to keep from laughing.

Kylian's guy wasn't amused. "If you value your life, let her go," he said, dead.

serious.

The wannabe snorted. "Oh, tough guy, huh? Bring it!" He puffed out his chest.

I rolled my eyes. This guy couldn't even act his way out of a TikTok skit, let alone a hostage situation.

Kylian's man took a step forward, and my "kidnapper" panicked. "One more step and I'll-I'll slit her throat!" Slow applause echoed from behind us.

Lena sauntered into view, clapping. "Wow. Five stars. Really thrilling stuff."

The kidnapper dropped the act entirely. "Uh... Miss, did I scare you?" he asked, grinning sheepishly.

almost doubled

guy, still in hero mode, suddenly looked like he'd

patted his shoulder. "You're quick on your feet, handsome.

honestly."

I didn't realize this

like that, he

after him with

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was gone, Lena turned to the "kidnapper," dismissing him with a

had been a setup-something I'd coordinated with Lena to

seat of my car, she gave me a

finger. "Why is Kylian protecting me? We've got

it's about

cut right to the

set this up when he wasn't alive anymore? Unless... he'd planned for this before he died. "You don't think Hayden

had been haunting me for a

do you think? Could he still be

and the nagging feeling

never been able to

go,

have you?"

facts. His cremation was rushed-too rushed. And he was a registered organ donor. If he really died, why wasn't his body used for donation first? It doesn't make sense."