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

it was because part of me really

gonna take a shower," Xander added,

there, cool as ever, like he was

his innocent comment

in his hair and gave

have any clothes I could change into?" he asked, pushing his

fighting the urge to snap, 'No, wear the

"Even old clothes are

Hayden's name,

he didn't flinch. That maddening calm of his made me second-guess

can't even call them out without sounding ridiculous. And

find something," I

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

it: if he wore

losing it? One second, I was reminding myself that Xander wasn't Hayden, and the next,

clutching Hayden's clothes, caught in my

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Chapter 690

Perfect timing-or maybe not.

holding the bundle, I checked the security cam, and

Jace.

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