Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 673

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"I don't know," I mumbled, staring at the blank wall. "I miss him so much, but then I remember how he lied to me -let me think he was gone when he wasn't-and all I wanna do is punch him. Maybe kick him too."

Lena gave me a knowing nod. "Totally fair. If he shows up, I'll hold him down so you can get a solid kick in. He deserves it for putting you through all this crap."

Honestly, my busted knee turned out to be a decent excuse to take a breather. The next morning, though? Absolute torture. The pain was so bad I couldn't even crawl out of bed.

Too bad I only had one day to chill. The big light show was the day after tomorrow, and the human light display- my genius last-minute idea-was 100% my problem.

So there I was, limping my way onto the venue. Ron took one look at me and froze. "Whoa. Should I grab you a wheelchair or something? You look like you're dying."

I sighed, rolling up my pant leg to show him the damage. His jaw dropped. "Holy crap, that's bad! I thought it was just a bruise. Did you, like, go to the ER?"

"It's fine. I'm not dying," I said, brushing it off like no big deal.

Before he could go full mom-mode, the room shifted. A group of guys in sleek black suits and matching shirts strode in, stealing all the attention.

Ron blinked, clearly impressed. "Are those the models? Dang, they're like, absurdly hot."

DracoLux never misses," I said as

as I was about to figure out who was in charge, a luxury car pulled up like it owned the place. Out

him credit where it was due.

wasn't done. He squinted at the group, counting under his breath. "Wait. There's only six. Weren't we supposed to

got a sensitive stomach. He'll be back in time,

positions," I said, checking the time. "And tell your guy with the stomach drama to hurry back. I don't need him throwing off the lineup." Cole flashed me an exaggerated

mistake. The sharp stab in

me mid-stumble, his reflexes annoyingly on point. "Whoa there.

Please. More

all serious. "I'm getting you a

me and asked, "What's going on? Where are

shook my head.

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Chapter 673

I limped toward the backstage area. Naturally, Cole followed, probably

fall? Get into a fight?

really

said, sighing. "I

while attempting a super graceful