Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 593 Huh?

I wasn't just asking him to rescue Jace I was trying to remind him to watch out for Bruno, too.

"Send me the location," Hayden said, then hung up.

I froze for a few seconds. Then I pulled up our chat app and forward him the location pin. After hitting send, I found myself just... staring at our last conversation, and my chest felt tight.

I quickly closed the chat, but of course, my phone rang a second later. It was Steve.

My heart did this weird flip, and I felt this sting behind my eyes. I wasn't even sure what I was feeling, but it wasn't good.

I took a deep breath and answered. "Hello?"

"Are you sure Jace was taken by Bruno?" Steve's voice sounded like he was on edge, too.

I gave him the quick version of what went down. "Yeah, he was getting beaten up-definitely Bruno. And Hernan mentioned a mastermind behind all this." "Mastermind?" Steve sounded surprised.

"Yeah. I thought maybe it was Jace, but now that he's been kidnapped by Bruno... it's obviously not him." I felt that stab of guilt in my chest as I said it.

Jace and I had broken up. He'd hurt me, yeah, betrayed my trust. But he hadn't done anything that bad, right? I'd even let him help me before. And still, I'd assumed the worst of him. Now, I felt like a jerk for thinking he could be behind something so shady.

"Got it. I'll update Hayden," Steve said. From the tone of his voice, it was clear Hayden was the one calling the shots on this mission.

"Please hurry. Get Jace out of there," I begged, my worry spiking. Bruno could seriously hurt him.

anyone-he couldn't afford to lose

this. But you need to stay put. Don't let Bruno find you-it'll

understand." As soon as

couch, letting out a breath didn't

tick of

there was nothing I could do. I didn't even

didn't know. My phone buzzed, snapping me out of my thoughts. An unknown number. Great.

me

but I

"Hello?"

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Chapter 20

Yara. I'm on

coming to see me?

is there something you need?" I

I'd keep you com said it like we were besties,

fine, seriously. Not scared." I

be

and before

the doorbell rang. I checked the vid her hands.

couldn't exactly leave her out there

opened it, two tall figures

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