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."

"I'd give up the whole

wasn't like him to say things so bluntly, and that

rolled over me-the time we'd spent apart, my anger, the harsh things I'd said, the way I'd tried to hurt him. I'd even let myself get close to someone else, just to make him jealous. Thinking about it now, he must've been wrecked. "All you ever do is say pretty words. You're the one who pushed me away in the first place, I

jaw.

teeth grazed his stubble, lingering until I reached

out-my frustration, my pain, the stupid games we'd played-pouring it into

stop, I rested

Obviously, he read my

I snapped, my cheeks

kept grinning, and I nudged him lightly.

Chapter 724

he wasn't hurt, I would've stripped him down and pinned

his breath brushing my ear. "If you want, I

into motion, making it very clear

go home" kind of guy. But now? His offer sounded way too practiced. "Getting creative, huh? Looks like your 'modeling

brow.

know what they

snorted. "Yeah, but you're not just learning. You've

he quipped, his hand wandering again like

In a hospital. Seriously?