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

Chapter 808

Aaron wasn't backing down. Not even a little.

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Wayne wasn't looking for more trouble, but Aaron? He wasn't budging. If this guy kept pushing, Wayne was ready to go all out.

Still, there was something about Aaron's confidence-like he knew something Wayne didn't.

But what could Aaron even have? He'd only been back a few months. No way he'd built up serious power that fast. Right?

Wayne couldn't figure it out. Aaron had always been a ghost, flying under the radar, no alliances, no moves worth noticing. Wayne had written him off as a non-issue.

Big mistake.

Wayne wasn't reckless, though. He'd faced down bigger threats and messier situations. Aaron might've been an unexpected wildcard, but Wayne wasn't convinced he could actually cause problems.

eager to stick around, how about you wait here for

wave of his hand, Wayne called in more backup.

chaos as his guys stormed

Jace, standing like a human shield in front of me. But he was still recovering, barely steady on his

him, taking in the way his broad back blocked my view of the chaos ahead. Funny how I'd never noticed

of nowhere: back in school, there was this guy who had a crush on The memory me. When I rejected him, he brought his friends to corner me. Jace showed up, pulled me behind him, and fought them off. Even back then, he felt larger-than-life. Now, here we were. We might not be "us" anymore, but some

an older brother now-the kind who'd always look out

Aaron, watch out!" Lena's voice cut through my thoughts like a

the guy flying like it was nothing. He casually adjusted his jacket,

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Aaron's crew? Still standing, cool and steady like this

was beyond awkward, but Wayne's face stayed unreadable. That faint, almost- smile of

pay my respects to your father? His voice

hesitated, then made a

with Lena. "You coming,