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

Chapter 690

I froze.

Did he just... reverse-rizz me?

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My cheeks went hot, and I realized too late that I'd totally walked into his trap. All this time, I'd pegged him as some clueless rookie, but nope-dude was playing in the major leagues. Not bad.

I fought back a smirk, keeping my expression cool. "Don't flatter yourself."

I put down my bowl, breezed over to the couch, and turned on the TV.

Meanwhile, Xander was annoyingly unbothered. He cleaned the table-wiping off the soup I'd accidentally sprayed on him, washing the dishes, even tidying up the kitchen.

"Mind if Luse your bathroom?" he asked

"Knock yourself out," I said, keeping mo

But I couldn't shake his earlier comm normal.

eyes glued to the screen.

It lingered, like a song stuck in my head, making it impossible to act

because part of me really had thought about

a shower," Xander added, snapping

as

to twist his innocent comment into something

the dried soup in his hair and gave him

have any clothes I could change into?"

a second, fighting the urge to snap, 'No,

he added, "Even

say Hayden's name, but we both

but he didn't flinch. That maddening calm of his made

them out without sounding ridiculous.

I'll find

through the closet, a wave of regret hit hard. These weren't just random hoodies or tees-they were Hayden's. Every thread had a memory stitched into it, and

glanced back at Xander. A new thought hit, and I hated it: if he wore Hayden's clothes, would he look even more like

that Xander wasn't Hayden, and the next, I

caught in

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Chapter 690

Perfect timing-or maybe not.

bundle, I checked the security

Jace.

doing here