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

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I didn't answer him directly. Instead, I asked, "Jace, how did you know I almost got hit by a car?"

Hearing I wasn't hurt, he let go of my arm and leaned against the doorframe. "Of course I know," he said, letting out a bitter laugh, "because I had someone secretly protecting you."

Protecting me?

Translation: he'd been having me followed.

The realization lit a fire in me. My chest tightened with anger, and a cold laugh slipped out before I could stop it. Wow. Your people are top-tier, huh? I almost got hit by a car, and nobody swooped in to save the day." "You're right," Jace admitted. "I've already fired him." His eyes flicked back to mine. "I've also got someone looking into who hit you."

At least that saved me the trouble. "Let me know when you find out," I said bluntly.

He didn't answer, just leaned there, looking drained.

might've been fine loitering, but I wasn't. Especially since Xander was still inside

said,

since we broke up, I haven't

a sad smile. "When I go back, you're not there. My parents barely talk anymore. The whole house feels dead-like all the warmth and noise disappeared the second you

was... a family laughing together," he continued, shaking his head. "But now,

gone, but only the

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out like this? I don't want this," Jace said, his voice raw and

sounded straight out of some cheesy TV drama. Sure, time travel and second chances are cute in fiction,

and you don't

gaze locked onto mine. "Without you in it, it feels like every day drags on

realized maybe he had he just

out how he felt, it didn't matter.

you push through the pain, it won't

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rage directed at me. It was the kind of anger that comes from being helpless, from wanting something that's out of reach. From realizing the door you want to walk through has already closed. I knew