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

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"Does he?" Wayne shot back.

Chapter

680

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.

taken quite the liking to you. She wants to

my rules. I don't provide those kinds of service." The implication landed hard. Wayne and Jace's faces darkened immediately, their faces darkened instantly. Cole turned back to me with an

a polite nod. "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." He

a firm squeeze that silently

called out, rising from my wheelchair

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

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

"She's flirting," Lena quipped.

hand drifted to Xander's neck, fingers brushing the back of it,

nothing. I leaned closer, desperate to see what my fingers couldn't find-the mole

there-small, distinct, impossible to miss. But the guy standing in front of

keeping me afloat shattered, leaving a hollow ache in its place.

slipped next to me, her hand curled around my arm. Her eyes met mine, quietly telling me

like to report a

consent."

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he'd pull this stunt-not when it could blow his cover.