Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 531

But right now, I couldn't push him away-I needed something to hold onto, even if it was just for a little. while.

My whole body felt weightless as Hayden lifted me in his arms. Lindey's voice trailed after us, desperate," Rea, Hayden, you two-

"I'm taking her home. Whatever she decides, we'll deal with it later," Hayden said, his voice hard as stone, then carried me out in long strides.

When he set me down in the car, I clutched his shirt, burying my face in his shoulder as everything finally cracked open, and I broke down, sobbing into him without holding back. Hayden didn't flinch, letting me cry as my tears soaked through his clothes.

I cried so hard, I couldn't even catch my breath, and he ended up taking me straight to the hospital.

Lying there, I eventually calmed down, but my mind was still a storm.

What was I supposed to do next?

Turn Matthew in? Get him arrested to somehow avenge my parents?

against a terrible man. And even if I did it, it wouldn't bring back anything

hit, leaving me feeling like a tiny boat lost at sea. Even if Matthew and Thorsten were locked up or worse, it wouldn't fill the hole they'd left. I'd never felt this lost

was gentle when he saw I

fluttered. "Hayden, tell me... what should

me up, handing me a glass of water. "First,

it. I just stared at him, like he was the only

to my

I hadn't even noticed. But even then,

softening with

words made my heart ache, and tears spilled over

long had it been since he'd spoken to me like that? I thought he never would

soon as I swallowed, I started coughing. Hayden quickly

to hold him tighter, pressing my face against his

but then I heard him murmur, "We're enemies now,

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I knew exactly what he