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.

way. My parents have always treated you like their own daughter. There's

more you explain, the guiltier you

Yeah, that.

I hadn't thought much about it before you opened your mouth. But now?" I raised my brows. "All this overthinking? That's

those last three

like he wasn't sure

worst, but his whole defensive

stuff, my mind drifted to my engagement

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

with them. I even hugged them, joking I'd never marry, that I'd stay

it up again-until after they were gone. Then, Matthew and Lindey told me Jace was supposed to be my future husband.

trying to make sure we'd end up together in case one of us needed

Johnstons who came up with this after the fact? Maybe they saw our matching blood types and decided to play matchmaker, turning

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

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like more than just some random

family had ever mentioned