Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 698 Chapter 698

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Xander let out a couple of startled coughs on the other end, clearly caught off guard by my overly sweet tone." What kind of favor?" he asked, trying to sound composed.

"DracoLux doesn't just have male models; they must have female ones too, right? Are you close to any of them?" I asked bluntly. Now that I was sure he was Hayden, I didn't see the point in holding back.

Honestly, it was almost laughable. After all my sneaky efforts to figure out if he was Hayden, a simple plate of meatballs had been the thing to out him.

"What are you planning to do?" he asked, still keeping up his act.

I couldn't tell if the meatballs were his way of dropping a hint, but since he was so committed to the undercover bit, I decided to roll with it. "Oh, nothing big. I just want to try something new-see what it's like to be a female model there." "What?" His voice cracked, loaded with disbelief.

"I want to be a female model in DracoLux," I repeated, biting back a laugh. "I figured you could help me get in."

"That's not happening," he said immediately.

Feigning innocence, I asked, "Why not? What, am I not pretty enough? Is my figure not good enough?"

"It's neither of those," he said, his tone suddenly serious-so Hayden. "It's just not a place for you."

You're working there, aren't you?" I

for a few seconds before he finally said,

that's the Hayden

I decided to keep up the act. As

I'll figure it out myself," I said, acting like I was about

do you want to do? Just say it, and I'll help you," he said, clearly catching

playful. "I really do just want to experience the

sigh. "Why is it that men can 'experience' whatever

you even know what the female models at DracoLux actually do? Do you understand how hard it is

words hit like a bucket of ice water. My chest tightened as his anger sank in. Demi hadn't been lying-Cole had. DracoLux wasn't some harmless "entertainment

thought about Hayden-no, Xander-spending months at that place. Before I could stop myself, I blurted, "And you? How many women have you...

thoughts started spiraling. "Why aren't you answering? Is it

"None," he said.

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last long. A place like DracoLux wasn't somewhere you could just refuse clients without consequences. If Hayden had managed to stay clean, I couldn't even imagine the price he'd paid to do it.

something anyone could just brush off, no matter who