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

Hello 680

"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.

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

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?

nothing else, I'll take my leave." He turned, ready

gave me a firm squeeze that silently

rising from my wheelchair without

quick steps, reached out, and hooked my arm around Xander's neck. Standing

the hell are you doing?" Jace's

"She's flirting," Lena quipped.

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

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

distinct, impossible to miss.

hope keeping me afloat shattered,

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

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

consent."

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pull this stunt-not when it could blow his cover. He said it without a second's hesitation. That sealed