Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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I kept my eyes on Wayne, and his reaction told me everything.

"Rea," he said softly, "don't overthink this."

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Overthink? I wasn't, not until now.

The way he said it just made me think harder. "Matthew and Lindey knew too, didn't they?" I asked, though deep down, I already knew the answer. They'd raised me for years-no way they wouldn't know my blood type.

"They took you in, cared for you like their own. Of course they knew," Wayne said, sounding like he was trying a little too hard to make it all seem fine.

Right. It wasn't weird they knew. What was weird? The fact they never told me.

My parents have always treated you like their own daughter. There's no hidden agenda," Wayne added, his voice

that saying-the more you explain,

Yeah, that.

mouth. But now?" I raised my brows. "All this overthinking? That's on

those

shifted, like he wasn't

didn't want to doubt Wayne or assume the worst, but his whole defensive act had me

silently packed my stuff, my mind drifted to my engagement

parents' accident, they'd asked me if I'd be okay with

laughed and said no, telling them I only wanted to be with them. I even hugged them, joking I'd never marry,

told me Jace was supposed to be my future husband. Apparently, it had been decided when my parents

same rare blood type? Were they trying to make sure we'd end up together in case one of us needed help,

after the fact? Maybe they saw our matching blood types and decided to play

cynical, but the idea that Jace and I, with this super rare

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like more than just some

Johnston family had ever mentioned it? Even though Wayne clearly