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

part of me really had thought about

added, snapping

cool as ever,

twist his innocent

in his hair and gave him a quick

I could change into?" he asked, pushing

for a second, fighting the

"Even

clear. He didn't say Hayden's name, but we both knew who the "old

calm of his made me second-guess myself, like I

even call them out without

I'll 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

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

second, I was reminding myself that Xander wasn't Hayden, and the next, I was practically trying

in my own head, when

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Chapter 690

Perfect timing-or maybe not.

I checked the security cam,

Jace.

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