Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Could she really be here just to mess with me?

Nah, Tanya had to have some other reason for showing up like this.

I was about to say something when Hayden and Ron appeared. Hayden stepped right next to me, his expression ice-cold as he locked eyes with Tanya. "What's your child got to do with us?"

Tanya flinched, clearly not ready to face Hayden's intensity. She pointed a shaky finger at me. "If she hadn't gone after Jace, none of this would've happened."

They've known each other for ten years-where were you then?" Hayden's comeback was so sharp, even I blinked. "Who cares who's chasing who?"

Tanya's shock was written all over her face. Clearly, she didn't expect Hayden to go in so hard or to care so little about her drama.

I started piecing it together-Tanya wasn't here just to cause chaos. She was trying to stir things up between me and Hayden. But what was her endgame? If she broke us up, did she seriously think I'd run back to Jace? That would just make things worse for her. "She's always trying to get between me and Jace," Tanya kept whining, trying to make me the bad guy. Hayden's smirk was almost cruel. "If your relationship was so solid, no one could mess with it. Just like how your little stunt right now isn't going to make me doubt Keira,"

He totally saw through her.

Hayden wasn't giving her the chance. He grabbed my hand and said, cool as ever, "Ms. Twain, you stole Keira's boyfriend, and now you think you can show up and blame her? Who gave you that kind of 'courage'?"

started laughing, joining in on

had to fight to keep from cracking up. Tanya's face went beet red, like she'd

started singing

been the perfect moment to twist the knife a little more, make sure she'd never try something like

Because with

side, I'd already won. Tanya had no one left-Jace wasn't here to back her up, and all her noise meant

a little, the move so easy, so natural. "Let's

the building and headed for the parking lot, wrapped my arms around him.

I

one's messing with you on my watch," Hayden sald, sounding all confident

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said quietly. "Some might dig into my past."

my life worried about what

hit me deep. He was right. It reminded me of the teachings Abbot Levinsky once shared, wisdom I had heard so many times but never really took to heart. "Hey, how about we go listen to a sermon

his fingers through my hair.