Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 610

When Hayden found himself surrounded by dozens of hen, each with a bucket of balls in front of them, t know exactly what Bruno had planned.

They were going to turn Hayden into a human target.

"If you've got any guts, face Hayden one-on-onel This gang style ambush... what kind of man does that make you?" Yara shot at him, unable to hold back. "This isn't something a real man would do. Word will get around, and people will laugh at you," Jace added, his voice steady despite the fresh bandages on his arm. I stayed silent.

It wasn't that I didn't care or didn't want to speak up for Hayden. I just knew the more we tried to reason with Bruno, the more he'd dig in his heels.

Bruno wasn't someone you could easily talk sense into, I'd barely been around him, but already, I could tell he was unpredictable-like a storm waiting to tear through everything in his path. The more you tried to stop him, the harder he pushed, Sure enough, Bruno's answer was exactly what I expected. "People haven't laughed at me enough? Like I care what they think."

"This isn't fair," Yara tried again.

She was beautiful, capable-but still naive when it came to guys like Bruno.

"Oh, you want fair?" Bruno sneered. "Fine. Then join him. You two can play together."

With a snap of his fingers, Yara was shoved into the circle.

Hayden's face went hard. "Why did you provoke him?" he asked, irritation flashing in his eyes.

or how else was I going

them, a single word

Bruno was trying to do.

you and me, Bruno. It has nothing to do with anyone else. Let her go," Hayden said,

do with her? She's your woman, trying to

to me. "Isn't that right, snooker

was baiting me, trying to

not

in and help him out?"

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I wasn't as skilled as Yara, so if I got involved, they'd be distracted, trying to protect me. It would make it that much harder

however you want to play this is on you, Leave me out of it," I said, trying to steer him

all started because of you,"

in innocent people," Jace added, his voice

"What's the

head, the mockery clear. "Actually, never mind. In your condition, you'd just ruin

vibe."

every moment of our discomfort. He wasn't just out