Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 450

My heart skipped a beat. "What happened?"

Jace's face darkened. "He got into a fight."

A fight overseas, right before a major competition? That didn't sound like Steve. "Did he ask you to come?

Jace hesitated. "He's been detained."

I blinked, stunned. "That serious?"

"Yeah, and if things don't go well, he could be facing long-term imprisonment." His words knocked the wind out of me for a second.

Seeing the worry on my face, Jace added, "I don't know all the details yet. One of his teammates called. I'm heading over to figure things out."

I nodded slightly. "Let me know if anything-"

you want to come with me?" Jace cut in,

"His teammate said Steve's not doing well. He's been really agitated. If

wasn't just a friend-he was family. Someone who'd always had my back. Now

could upset Hayden. There was a time when Jace didn't care about my feelings and hurt me by being with someone else. I couldn't do the same to Hayden. "You go ahead. I'll come later, after I pack,"

we get there," he replied, clearly missing

polite excuse, hoping he'd take the hint. But instead, he pushed, making it obvious he

I couldn't do that.

out a

totally forgotten about that. Before we broke up, Jace and I had taken a trip abroad, and my passport ended up in his bag. When things fell apart, I took everything else, but the passport slipped

it, but he

there, locked in a tense silence, until Jace finally spoke, his voice low. "So, we can't even go on a trip

down, then back up at him with a soft smile. "It's not that I can't-it's

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his girlfriend, it's my responsibility to make sure he feels

after a moment, he let go of the passport, his smile bitter. "You really care

when we were together, you never

his way of

I asked, giving him a

you. But