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.

The way he looked at me, like he didn't

Cole trailing behind

you doing?"

shaking. "H-Hayden... You-you're alive? But how? You..." He trailed off, too freaked out to get the

the edge of the stage, eyes

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

voice catching on the name I'd repeated

didn't

Zane-the headliner." Cole gestured for the guy to step forward, and he obeyed instantly,

turned to me, his tone formal and

like that, the

It was all wrong. Hayden's voice had weight, that low, velvety tone that made you lean in just to hear it better. This guy?

similar. The sharp angles of his jaw, those deep,

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for one thing: his skin. Xander's was pale and freakishly perfect, like a wax figure. Hayden's face had texture, rugged

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