Chapter 546

"Huh?!"

Wait, Hayden went missing before?

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He'd never mentioned that. Now that I thought about it in all the time we'd been together, he'd rarely talked about his family or his past, aside from Yuna.

I'd always figured he felt self-conscious about his family background, and I didn't want to mess with his pride by asking. But now... maybe he'd kept quiet to hold me at a distance. The thought of that kinda stung.

"So... how did he go missing? Like, was he kidnapped by traffickers or something?" I half-joked.

"Worse. He was actually kidnapped. But my parents wouldn't let anyone talk about it."

I blinked, stunned. "Wait, kidnapped? But wasn't he old enough back then? How did that even happen?"

"I don't know much," Yuna admitted. "My parents kept it all hush-hush. I just overheard things here and there. Later, they managed to find him, but right after that, they sent him off to join the military." She shook her head. "You have no idea how much I cried when he left for boot camp."

the military, but I had no

wanted him to toughen up, to know how to protect himself if he ever faced

told you about any of this?" Yuna asked,

bitter smile. "No, he didn't. Makes me wonder if he even loves me. I mean, if you love someone, you'd want to share

Wade and couldn't go a day without seeing him, probably agreed with

always been quiet. Even when he was

excuse. Instead, I

it wasn't my

make her comfortable, I'd asked the flight attendants to adjust her seat. Yuna got airsick, and not long after we

be that Hayden's dad had targeted my parents because of Hayden's kidnapping, not for money? The thought gnawed at me, and I realized

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worry even in her sleep, I didn't have the heart

time we touched down in Houston, it was evening again. But

for us.

took a cab to the hotel. Yuna looked miserable, keeping her eyes shut

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