Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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

because part of me really had thought about

shower," Xander added, snapping me

there, cool as ever, like

innocent comment into something

noticed the dried soup in his hair and gave

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

shut my eyes for a second, fighting the urge to snap, 'No,

he added, "Even old clothes

clear. He didn't say Hayden's name, but we both

but he didn't flinch. That maddening calm of

the worst-when someone's so composed, you can't even call them out without sounding

I'll find something," I

random hoodies or tees-they were Hayden's. Every thread had a memory stitched into it, and

thought hit, and I hated it:

reminding myself that Xander wasn't Hayden,

in my own

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Chapter 690

Perfect timing-or maybe not.

checked the

Jace.

he doing here