Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 586

"Wayne," I greeted, holding the phone up.

"I heard everything from Jace. Are you okay?" Wayne's voice was warm but concerned,

"I'm fine. I just feel bad for bothering you," I replied, trying to sound polite.

There was a brief pause. "Just make yourself at home. You're safe here-don't worry about anything."

"Alright," I said quietly, unsure of what else to add.

Normally, Wayne would've ended the call there, but this time, he surprised me. "You don't need to worry. Nothing's going to happen to you

That's not something anyone can guarantee. Since Heman chose to target me, I wouldn't feel safe unless Hayden and the others took him down for good this time. But I didn't say any of that. Instead, I just murmured a soft "mm-hmm."

"If you need anything, just call me. Also... there'll be a part-time maid coming over to cook and tidy up," he said before hanging up.

from me, then mentioned, "Wayne should have a couple of

had been... inconvenient, and with me off the grid, Lena was probably freaking out enough to call the police

to a nearby cabinet. He opened a drawer like he'd done

your SIM card?" he

"Yeah."

to put

"No, that's okay."

giving me a faint, slightly

things to deal with?

for a moment. "Alright. Feel free to look around on your own. I've only been here twice myself... haven't even fully explored the

If the maid comes, she'll let herself in, so don't be alarmed. And if you need anything, just call me...

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massive, empty villa. The

I kinda loved it. It was

a phone, ripped open the box, set it up, and slid in my SIM card. I opened my chat app, and, bam,