Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 391

Jace's face was cold, like way colder than I'd ever seen it.

"Huh?" The guy next to him blinked at me, totally confused. "Mistaken? No way, your fiancée is gorgeous, how could I—"

"My fiancée's at home with my parents," Jace cut in, already walking off, his legs moving like he couldn't get away fast enough.

"What? But..." The guy's eyes darted between me and Jace, completely thrown. "They look so alike... practically the same person."

I stood there, frozen. He didn't lie to embarrass me, which, honestly, I didn't see coming.

Jace, of all people, could've called me out and made this painfully awkward for Hayden and me. But he didn't.

Even when he walked past, he acted like I wasn't even there-like he didn't recognize me.

This version of Jace? He wasn't the guy I used to know. No more fiery temper over dumb stuff. Now he could just walk by, emotionless, like I was a total stranger.

Since he came back, other than that one time he popped up outside my place in Willow Residences, he hadn't tried to see me again.

He's over me....right?

spiraling when Hayden nudged me into

blinked, glancing up at him. His face was hard to read, but after what just happened, I

always did. "It's nothing." he said softly. "We'll probably run into stuff like this again." He wasn't wrong. Whether here or back in Seavora, awkward run-ins like today were

course Jace wouldn't miss his buddy's event. But here we were, and switching hotels would've been too obvious. Jace's appearance left Hayden

first, but Hayden yanked me

now? It felt different. More intense. Like maybe there was some jealousy

finally pulling back, his forehead resting against mine. I watched his chest rise and fall,

you care about my past with Jace, don't you?" I asked

out rough. "I care that he had

froze. Couldn't argue with

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ten years. We'd even been engaged. That fact

it's going to be an issue

eyes snapped up, dark

way he was looking at me-hungry,

body heat wrapping around me. "You're gonna leave me,

his chest, the rise and fall of his breath quickening. "I can't change what happened,