Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 685

Thinking back, something about today felt... off. I hadn't been to DracoLux in days, but the second I show up, Xander's there, and chaos breaks loose? Yeah, no way that a coincidence. Someone had to be pulling strings.

1 spotted the guy from earlier-my ashtray victim-lingering in the parking lot. Stepping in front of him, I snapped, "Talk. Who sent you to start this mess?"

His face was still smeared with blood. It might've freaked me out once, but these days? Not so much. Guess I'd grown tougher than I realized.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about," he stammered though his panicked eyes said otherwise.

Look, violence isn't ideal, but let's be real-It gets results. One ashtray to the face, and suddenly this guy had a whole new attitude.

I glanced around the dim parking lot, a chuckle slipping out.

He flinched. "Ms. Kay, please don't make this harder than it has to be."

"It's not hard. You tell me the truth, I leave. Easy, right?" I said, fixing my gaze on him.

His panic bubbled up. "I can't. If I do, I'm a dead man."

Classic. He wasn't scared of me-yet-but he was definitely scared of someone.

how about this? I'll name names, and you just nod or shake your

"Ms. Kay..."

I said casually, watching every micro-flinch. The way he froze was all the confirmation I

then tossed out

His face drained of

"Don't go after Mr. Johnston. If

him stew. In the reflection of a car mirror, I saw him fumble for his phone, his fingers trembling as he

my face. Like, 'Look how pathetic he is. He's no Hayden.' It wasn't subtle-he wanted me to drop the last tiny shred of hope I still had. To finally let Hayden go. Seriously, how much time and effort

on it, a low rumble broke through the quiet. Headlights flicked on, bright

Oh, crap.

but something yanked me back hard. Next thing I knew, I was hitting the ground, rolling over like we were

distance. When I finally blinked the stars out of my eyes, I looked up at the person who'd just

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I could stop myself, but

wasn't Hayden. It was

What the actual-?

why he of all people had just saved me. I mean, this guy hated