Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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The familiar scent of him hit me, and so did that suffocating feeling.

I stood frozen for a moment, until his low voice cut through the tension. "Do you really care about him that much now?"

My fingers curled at my sides. There was a time when I cared this much about Jace, too. I used to text him just to let him know I was having dinner with Lena, even though he never really appreciated it.

And now, when my care was for someone else, he had the audacity to get upset and ask me this?

"Yeah, I do. Of course I care about him. He's my man. Why wouldn't I?" I locked eyes with him as I said it, letting it sting.

A direct hit, a trick I'd learned from him.

Even though Jace and I had been over for a while, it didn't erase the pain he'd left behind.

There were moments when those scars still burn.

So if I can throw a verbal punch and make him feel even a sliver of what I went through, why not?

Of course, that only would work if he still cared. Otherwise, my hit wouldn't land at all.

eyes narrowed, a coldness creeping in.

reaction told me everything I needed to know-he

Interesting.

never would've guessed that, even after publicly moving on

1. me. His ex.

I could dig in, a small way to ease the sting from

energy for that. I needed

word, I'd run off... worse, with my ex. No matter how much Hayden loved me or trusted me, I knew this would hit hard. It

too well. It's not

make Hayden feel the way

Jace grabbed my waist,

him, instinctively, but he only

know you're punishing me," he said. "I deserve it. I brought

Wait, what?

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Punishing him?

actually believed I was with Hayden to punish him?

what I

Hayd and we'd both moved on. Never did I imagine he

laugh. "Is something wrong with your