Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 467

Wayne told me I'd been out for three days. He'd been here the whole time, so Hayden must've come too. He'd said on the phone he was coming right away. "Drink some water," Wayne said, holding a cup to my lips.

I took a sip, my voice scratchy as I asked, "Where's Hayden?"

Wayne's face stiffened just a little. "Drink first."

Those words made something click in my mind, making my throat ache even more. "He didn't come, did he?"

Wayne sighed and sat on the edge of the bed. "He came."

"Then where is he?" If I'd been unconscious, shouldn't he have been here? Or... was this his way of

punishing me for pushing him away?

"He left," Wayne said, a small smile tugging at his lips. "Probably off dealing with the people who hurt you."

His teasing tone helped ease some of the tension, but thinking about how dangerous those people were sent my heart racing. "Did he go alone? When did he leave?"

sure of himself. "If he got

have so much

'about his real background, it was like he had become someone else entirely-someone with power and reach I didn't understand. I remembered Jace

didn't. Everyone else seemed

"So, you

gaze. "I found out a

out before I could stop it, and I immediately realized how ridiculous it

anyone else need to tell me about

had his reasons. Let him explain when you talk

It was another reminder of how selfless he was, always putting me first,

taking another sip of water. "I'll

the cup from my

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left the room smoothly, giving me

Hayden right away, I opened our chat. The last message I sent him was a photo from when I first arrived here. No new messages from him, but then again, he'd been here in person. With

phone rang once, then twice. Unease crept in as it kept ringing. Just as I thought it would go to voicemail, the call connected-but Hayden didn't say