Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Yes, I was reminding him. I didn't want him getting any ideas. But I wasn't in the mood for a fight either, so I matched his serious tone.

"Jace, I flew all the way here. Do you really want to start an argument right now?"

He went quiet, his lips twitching like he wanted to say something snarky, but all he said was, "Give me your luggage."

I handed him my suitcase without a second thought, and we walked out of the airport together in silence.

Since he didn't bring up Steve's situation, I decided to. So, what's going on with Steve? What's this fight about?"

"He's still in detention. No visitors allowed right now," Jace said, making me frown.

So my trip here was basically pointless? The whole reason I came was because Jace said Steve was losing it, and I thought I could help.

"But I'm working on it. You'll see him-soon," Jace added, switching up the vibe.

Tignored that and pushed for more info. "Why'd Steve get into a fight?"

"It happened during practice. The guy's name is Danilo Cruz. He's a sparring partner at the gym but super unreliable-shows up late, leaves early, doesn't focus. Steve asked for a replacement, and when Danilo got warned by management, he flipped. Started with some words, and then it escalated."

this clearly wasn't

and hit his head on a

sank in, and I stopped

stopped too. "They're still waiting on the autopsy report. If it shows

hated how shaky that sounded.

An eye for an eye. It didn't matter

said, glancing at his watch. "You haven't eaten yet, right? Let me get

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the mood for

If you get sick, how do you think I'm supposed to explain that

me a

he meant

realized how insane Hayden's confidence was. He left me with Jace, my ex-fiancé, the guy I'd been in love with for ten years. Even if Hayden trusted me, wasn't he even

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pretty seriously," I said, my voice dripping with

a glance.

reached his car. As he opened the door for me, he asked, "Who like

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