Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 568

Chapter 568

Hernan wasn't just talking big; he really didn't show up again until the day of the match. If he said Hayden. would be there, he wasn't bluffing. Not that it mattered to me anymore,

Turns out, even the deepest love can't survive too much disappointment. Jace, once upon a time, and now Hayden-both proved that, no problem.

Herman came back early on the third morning. I was sitting on the terrace in a rocking chair, watching the sunrise.

He waved up at me from the ground floor. When I looked down, I saw him standing there in a tan suit and white slacks, holding a bouquet of white roses. At over six feet tall, with that build, he looked like he should be on a runway somewhere. "Come down," Hernan called up to me.

I went downstairs. As soon as I reached him, he handed me the flowers and pulled me into his arms. Good morning, my princess."

Okay, I had to admit, he was kind of romantic. Hayden showed me love, but it was always this careful, reserved thing. He never held me like this, all open and passionate.

But I wasn't used to Hernan's embrace, so I shoved him away. "We shouldn't be casually touching like this. Don't hug me without permission."

I started to notice something: Hernan had infinite patience with me. The more I pushed him away. more intrigued he seemed.

I guess when you're someone like him, used to everyone falling in line, a little resistance must be... refreshing?

'we shouldn't touch casually,' huh?" he teased,

do we leave

"No

the

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it clear he could control

new to me. It was not just snooker-sports in general are filled with

rig things and deny real athletes a fair shot made my blood

you get used to it," he said honestly, and somehow that made me even more

on his estate, killing time on the terrace, pretending to relax. But only I knew

the best of it, but being here, even without bars on the windows, felt like being

his casual answer only made things

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storming off toward

cooped up?" he asked

for three days.

the door, he called after me. "Then go change. I'll take you

hand froze on the doorknob. Unease crawled up my spine. I turned back to look

would just give him more leverage, and I wasn't about to hand him any more control over