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

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"Does he?" Wayne shot back.

Chapter

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Cole chuckled, waving Xander forward. "You tell me. Or do you need to look closer to figure it out?"

Xander stepped closer, stopping just shy of Jace and Wayne. At this distance, they could see everything-every line, every feature, every little detail.

And so could I. My breath hitched, and that voice deep in my chest screamed louder than ever: He was Hayden.

"You've really gone all out for this. Where'd you dig up someone like him?" Jace sneered.

Cole's smile didn't waver. "Fate," he said casually, then turned to me. "Wouldn't you agree?"

I didn't bite. My eyes stayed on Xander, searching, digging past the surface, desperate for even the faintest sign that he was Hayden.

Kay has taken quite the liking to you. She wants to keep you. What

rules. I don't provide those kinds of service." The implication landed hard. Wayne and Jace's faces

"If there's nothing else, I'll take

firm squeeze that silently said:

called out, rising from

stop me, I closed the gap between us in two quick steps, reached out, and hooked my arm around Xander's neck. Standing on my tiptoes, I

the hell are you doing?" Jace's angry voice cut

"She's flirting," Lena quipped.

drifted to Xander's neck, fingers brushing the back of it, searching. My heart pounded, but all I felt was smooth,

pull away and kept going, my fingers tracing further up, even brushing the back of his head. Still, nothing. I leaned closer, desperate to see what my fingers couldn't find-the mole that had

to miss. But the guy standing in

keeping me afloat shattered, leaving a hollow ache in its

curled around my arm. Her eyes met mine, quietly telling

Drago," Xander said suddenly, "I'd like to report a

consent."

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he'd pull this stunt-not when it could blow his cover. He said it without a second's