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

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

shoulder. "You're quick on your

honestly."

didn't realize this was

like that, he

I called after

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gone, Lena turned to the "kidnapper," dismissing him

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

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

at the ring on my finger. "Why is Kylian protecting me? We've got no history, no deals,

think it's

to cut right

he wasn't alive anymore? Unless... he'd planned for

nerve. The thought had been

"What do you think? Could he still

out-Yara's odd behavior, the little details that didn't sit right, and the

never been able to fully

go,

have you?"

registered organ donor. If he really died, why wasn't