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

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"Does he?" Wayne shot back.

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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.

said, finally cutting to the chase, "Ms. Kay has taken quite the liking to you. She wants to keep

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 exaggerated shrug. "See? Told you. He's not going

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

a firm squeeze

out, rising from

two quick steps, reached out, and hooked

doing?" Jace's

"She's flirting," Lena quipped.

background, my hand drifted to Xander's neck, fingers brushing the back of it, searching. My heart

further up, even brushing the back of his head. Still, nothing. I leaned closer, desperate to see what my fingers couldn't find-the

miss.

That hope keeping me afloat shattered, leaving a hollow ache in its place. He wasn't

my arm. Her eyes met mine, quietly telling

a

consent."

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