Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 690

Chapter 690

I froze.

Did he just... reverse-rizz me?

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My cheeks went hot, and I realized too late that I'd totally walked into his trap. All this time, I'd pegged him as some clueless rookie, but nope-dude was playing in the major leagues. Not bad.

I fought back a smirk, keeping my expression cool. "Don't flatter yourself."

I put down my bowl, breezed over to the couch, and turned on the TV.

Meanwhile, Xander was annoyingly unbothered. He cleaned the table-wiping off the soup I'd accidentally sprayed on him, washing the dishes, even tidying up the kitchen.

"Mind if Luse your bathroom?" he asked

"Knock yourself out," I said, keeping mo

But I couldn't shake his earlier comm normal.

eyes glued to the screen.

It lingered, like a song stuck in my head, making it impossible to act

me

shower," Xander added, snapping me out

cool as ever,

twist his innocent comment into

noticed the dried soup in his hair

clothes I could

for a second, fighting the

he added, "Even old clothes are

boom. Subtext. Loud and clear. He didn't say Hayden's name, but we both

didn't flinch. That maddening calm

composed, you can't even call them out without sounding ridiculous. And here I was, fully stuck in

find something," I

through the closet, a wave of regret hit hard. These weren't just random hoodies or tees-they were Hayden's. Every thread had a memory stitched into it, and now I was supposed to just... hand

new thought hit, and I hated it: if he wore

myself that Xander wasn't Hayden, and the next, I was practically trying to recreate

clothes, caught in my own head, when

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Chapter 690

Perfect timing-or maybe not.

I checked the security cam, and

Jace.

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