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

Chapter 713

"Yuna..." I called out, desperate to say something anything

But she didn't even look back. She just ran

Wade, who was rushing after he, paused shot me a pained, almost pleading glance.

"Don't just stand there-go after her!" I snapped. "If something happens to her, that's on you forever."

That lit a fire under him. Without another word, he took off.

I let out a shaky breath before heading back to the private dining room.

As soon as I stepped inside, Xander's piercing gaze locked onto me. "If you hadn't come back soon, I was about to come looking"

Normally, I'd throw out some sarcastic comeback, but now? I didn't have it in me.

I hesitated, then muttered, "Yuna found out..."

I laid it all out, every messy detail. Xander didn't say a word. He didn't have to-the way his expression darkened said everything. Anger, shock, guilt-it was all there.

was clear Xander was beating himself up just as

storm out and find Yuna-or Wade.

"Wait, what?" I blinked.

held out

for a beat, then slid mine into his. He pulled me up and led me out of the restaurant without

but once we were in the car,

not going after Yuna?" I asked,

I?" he

at him,

not that

way he said it-so calm, so detached-felt like a gut punch. He

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now,

a lie. He was Hayden. He had to

stop pretending for five seconds?" His jaw clenched. When he finally spoke, his tone was sharp. "You're so obsessed with your boyfriend, you're spiraling. But just because you're losing it doesn't mean

mirror, I caught his eyes-focused on the road, hard and distant. No cracks, no

my shoulder, wondering what he was looking at so intently, but

"Don't turn around."

he drove, tension thickening with every mile. We hadn't gone far when we spotted them-Wade clutching Yuna as she