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

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Chapter 727

It felt like another riddle waiting to be solved, but honestly? The less I knew, the safer we both were.

Hayden kissed my forehead. "Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere-my little monster needs me."

Little monster?! Okay, adorable. I grabbed my phone and immediately updated my chat app username to match.

Steve noticed in about two seconds flat. [Who are you planning to attack now?] he messaged.

I smirked, thinking, 'Monsters don't attack-they just make sure no one messes with

them."

It had been a while since I'd heard from Steve. After Houston, all I knew was he'd sold his pool hall and gone off the grid.

Considering how messy things got back there, I couldn't blame him for bailing. Honestly, it was probably the smartest move.

I fired back two words: [Fighting demons!]

Steve replied almost instantly. [How have you been lately?]

didn't really matter. If he'd been keeping up with the news, already know. The

I

quick: [Rea, sorry. I've owed you that word for

at the screen, caught off guard, when another message buzzed in: [I feel responsible for you

him. But he had no

do anything wrong], I typed. [It was fate, and it's for

these days, but it was clear he'd put some serious distance between himself and the chaos. He didn't even know what was happening

meant he'd stepped

to drag him back into the mess. And as for the possibility

Steve needed to know was that I was

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didn't push. Some conversations

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grabbed a few things and headed to Yuna's kindergarten. But this time, she wasn't out there leading games. Another

the teacher

a curveball. "Why?" I

college," she explained, and

to dodge Wade. If she really wanted to avoid him, college wouldn't have been her next move-especially since he'd be

wasn't exactly warm. Not surprised to see me, but definitely colder than usual. She was mad.