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

Chapter 724

Hayden didn't say a word.

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I wasn't sure what he meant by his silence, but the thought of him with Yara made me snort coldly. "Of course you're not scared. You've never exactly been short on women, have you?"

His eyes stayed locked on me. That look made guilt creep up my spine.

Just as I was about to demand why he was staring like that, he finally spoke. "What I fear more than anything is seeing you hurt."

Oh.

So, he was willing to let me hate him, push him away, yell and scream-all to keep me safe.

His intentions really were painstakingly sincere.

I got it. I really did. That desperate kind of love, where the thought of losing them terrifies you more than anything else.

"Stop with the sweet talk," I shot back. "You're just trying to get off easy. Love isn't about bailing when it gets hard-it's about sticking together through it."

my cheek, warm and steady. "I'd give up the whole world before I'd

say things so bluntly, and that one line hit me

myself get close to someone else, just to make him jealous. Thinking about it now, he must've been wrecked. "All you ever do

jaw.

grazed his stubble, lingering

frustration, my pain, the stupid games we'd played-pouring it into that one bite. But

was injured, and I couldn't forget that. Forcing myself to stop, I rested my forehead. against his chest,

Obviously, he read my

I snapped, my cheeks heating

grinning, and I nudged him lightly.

Chapter 724

him down and

breath brushing my ear. "If you

slid into motion, making it very clear what he

go home" kind of guy. But now? His offer

brow.

didn't flinch. "You know what they say-learning

learning. You've been practicing, haven't you? Real

he quipped, his hand wandering again like

In a hospital. Seriously?