Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

"Does he?" Wayne shot back.

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Cole chuckled, waving Xander forward. "You tell me. Or do you need to look closer to figure it out?"

Xander stepped closer, stopping just shy of Jace and Wayne. At this distance, they could see everything-every line, every feature, every little detail.

And so could I. My breath hitched, and that voice deep in my chest screamed louder than ever: He was Hayden.

"You've really gone all out for this. Where'd you dig up someone like him?" Jace sneered.

Cole's smile didn't waver. "Fate," he said casually, then turned to me. "Wouldn't you agree?"

I didn't bite. My eyes stayed on Xander, searching, digging past the surface, desperate for even the faintest sign that he was Hayden.

"Xander," Cole said, finally cutting to the chase, "Ms. Kay has taken quite the liking to you. She wants to keep you. What do you say?"

Drago, you know my rules. I don't provide those kinds of service." The implication landed hard. Wayne and Jace's faces darkened immediately, their faces darkened instantly. Cole turned back to me with an exaggerated shrug. "See? Told you. He's not going for

there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." He turned,

me a firm squeeze that silently said: Don't give

rising from my wheelchair without

anyone could stop me, I closed the gap between us in two quick steps, reached out, and hooked my arm around Xander's neck. Standing on my tiptoes, I leaned in, my lips

you doing?" Jace's angry

"She's flirting," Lena quipped.

fingers brushing the back of it, searching. My heart

away and kept going, my fingers tracing further up, even brushing the back of his head. Still, nothing. I leaned closer, desperate to see what my fingers couldn't find-the mole that had always been there. But it wasn't. No mark. No mole. No trace

mole had always been there-small, distinct, impossible to miss.

afloat shattered, leaving a hollow ache in its place.

my arm. Her eyes met mine, quietly telling me

like to report a harassment. This lady just laid hands on me without my

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when it could blow

hope burned out, leaving this awful