Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter

642

I didn't stop running until I reached the Ferris wheel.

Since the park opened, it had become the spot-people called it "The Eye of

Seavora."

"Get me on it!" I said.

Apparently, my name carried enough weight to pause the whole ride. The gondola creaked as it started moving, lifting me up and away from everything.

below.

Down there, Wayne just stood, neck craned, his gaze locked on me as I climbed higher.

From the top, the park stretched out like a living postcard. Last time I was up here, Hayden was with me, fiddling with the lights after hours. We didn't just admire the view-we were in our own little bubble, drowning in the bliss of it all. The lights were just as beautiful now. But he wasn't here.

Except... no. He was here.

The lights earlier-it wasn't random. He was telling me something.

peak, everything spread out: the park, the glittering skyline of

was here for him. Just

my voice ripped away by the wind. "If you wanna

picked out together catching the light." The ring? Still on my finger. The

with the flashing

of the show. Guess the

unexpected spectacle now.

when you can't dodge

with it.

crowd below figured that out.

***

a call. On the other end, a

back up at Keira, perched at the top of the Ferris wheel. His eyes flickered with something unreadable as he dialed another number. "Get me a full report on tonight's light glitch. I

the so-called "accident" felt too precise, dredging up memories Hayden had hardwired

his emotions into the lights like a love letter. But a random

phone buzzed again. His gaze was still locked

"Yes, Jace..."

the park?" Jace's voice

measured, eyes briefly darting to the dazzling display still spilling over the park. "But it's under control now." "Good," Jace said, like he was ready to