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

part of me really had thought about him staying

Xander added, snapping me out

as ever, like he

innocent comment into something

dried soup in his hair

you have any clothes I could

fighting the urge to snap,

"Even old clothes

Hayden's name, but we both

didn't flinch. That maddening calm of his made me second-guess myself, like I was the

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

find something,"

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

back at Xander. A new thought hit, and I hated it: if he

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

Hayden's clothes, caught in my own head,

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Chapter 690

Perfect timing-or maybe not.

the bundle, I checked the

Jace.

was he doing here