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

in hero mode, suddenly looked like he'd been hit with a

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

honestly."

realize this was

just like that, he

after him with a

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

thing had been a setup-something I'd coordinated with Lena to test why Kylian had

she gave me a look. "So, your little test worked.

is Kylian protecting me? We've got

it's about

cut right to

what I suspected. But how could Hayden have set this up when he wasn't alive anymore? Unless... he'd planned

hit a nerve. The thought had been

looked at her. "What do you

behavior, the little details that didn't sit right, and

"Rea, you've never been able to fully

go,

have you?"

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." That detail had hit me earlier today, on the