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

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Chapter 674 Hayden?

It had to be him. That same silhouette I'd seen in the alley that night.

Last time, I blew it-I fell and missed my chance. Not this time. I stepped forward...and forgot about my busted knee. Yep, down I went, crashing straight to the floor.

"Wow, if you wanted me to catch you, you could've just asked," Cole quipped, smirking as he helped me up.

I ignored him, my focus glued to the stage. Without thinking, I yelled, "Turn on the lights!"

The models froze mid-rehearsal, and the backstage area stayed pitch black.

"I said, turn on the lights!" My voice was louder, desperate.

Ron walked in just then, eyebrows raised. "What's happening? Turn on the lights, now!"

His tone worked like magic. The lights flooded on, way too bright, making everyone blink like deer in headlights- including me.

But I didn't care. My gaze darted from face to face until it landed on the one in the center.

Hayden.

dark. Right there, alive. But something was off-his eyes. The way he looked at me, like he didn't even know me. Confused. Uneasy. None of it mattered. Not his weird expression, not my throbbing knee. I limped

Cole trailing

you

But how? You..." He trailed off, too freaked out to

edge of the stage,

to be Hayden. I was sure of it-completely,

on the name I'd repeated in

didn't

step forward, and he obeyed instantly, hopping off the stage. "Mr. Drago," he said, nodding respectfully to Cole. Cole pointed my way.

turned to me, his tone formal and flat. "Ms. Kay,

just like that, the

that low, velvety tone

I couldn't shake it. It was too similar.

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Xander's was pale and freakishly perfect, like a wax figure.

stage director clapped his hands, breaking the tension. "Are we rehearsing or what? Don't come crying to me if this messes up the