Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 612

Haydent Hayident i tred to scream, but it felt like something was crushing my throat,

I couldn't even move to check on Hayden

"Hayden, please, talk to me! Yara's voice cracked as he shook him, but he stayed dead silent, not even a twitch

Id never seen him like this. Even when we shared a bed before, he always moved, always woke up at the slightest sound, telling me, "Don't move

But now, nothing

What the hell is happening?

"Bruno, call an ambulancet Now! Yara screamed, her face wet with tears.

The word "ambulance" sliced through the fog in my brain, and suddenly, everything hit me like a shock to the chest. It was like a breath I hadn't been able to take before, and for the first time, I could actually move. I shoved myself up, scrambling toward Hayden. "Rea, Jace," Steve's voice cut through the chaos, and then people were everywhere.

me, pulling me back, blocking me from getting to

I wanted to run after them,

detained, and Jace was already on his way to the hospital. I just sat in a car, numb, my head replaying the image of

waited in the ER for hours, from dawn until dusk. The lights in the operating

him, but all he said was they were still

Just wait," Yara said, pulling me back into

so calm. But I knew she was

the way she screamed and cried, holding Hayden like he was the only thing that

a fracture in the back of his skull. That spot was soft when I held him," she

froze, and I just stared at her. Her eyes were locked on nothing, but she kept going. "If it wasn't for the blow to his head, he could've handled the rest of it. He would've

it all wrong," Yara said,

mouth to say something, but nothing

he thought you liked someone else. He broke up with you to protect you. And in the end, he still protected you-with his own life," Yara said, gripping

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