Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 713

"Yuna..." I called out, desperate to say something anything

But she didn't even look back. She just ran

Wade, who was rushing after he, paused shot me a pained, almost pleading glance.

"Don't just stand there-go after her!" I snapped. "If something happens to her, that's on you forever."

That lit a fire under him. Without another word, he took off.

I let out a shaky breath before heading back to the private dining room.

As soon as I stepped inside, Xander's piercing gaze locked onto me. "If you hadn't come back soon, I was about to come looking"

Normally, I'd throw out some sarcastic comeback, but now? I didn't have it in me.

I hesitated, then muttered, "Yuna found out..."

I laid it all out, every messy detail. Xander didn't say a word. He didn't have to-the way his expression darkened said everything. Anger, shock, guilt-it was all there.

Wade back when he was Hayden. Trusted him with Yuna. And now this? It was clear Xander was beating himself up just as much as Wade probably was. "Xan "I started, hoping to cut through the

about to storm out and find Yuna-or Wade. But instead, he looked at

"Wait, what?" I blinked.

held out

mine into his. He pulled me up and led

Yuna, but once we were in the car, I realized how wrong I

you're not going after Yuna?"

I?" he

at him, stunned. Was he

added, "I'm not that deep

calm, so detached-felt like a gut punch.

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now,

a lie. He was Hayden.

His jaw clenched. When he finally spoke, his

caught his eyes-focused on the road, hard and distant. No cracks, no warmth.

started to glance over my shoulder, wondering what he was looking at so intently, but his voice sliced through the

"Don't turn around."