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.

clear Xander was beating himself up just as much as Wade probably was. "Xan "I started, hoping to cut through the

and find Yuna-or Wade. But instead, he looked at me. "Let's

"Wait, what?" I blinked.

out his hand,

into his. He pulled me up and led me out of the

figured we were going to help find Yuna, but

going after Yuna?" I

would I?" he

at him,

not that deep

so detached-felt like a gut punch. He was

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now,

a lie. He was Hayden. He

myself say-it all exploded at once. I grabbed his arm, my voice shaking. "There's no one else here, okay? Can you just stop pretending for five seconds?" His jaw clenched. When he finally spoke, his tone was sharp. "You're so obsessed with your

caught his eyes-focused on the road, hard

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

"Don't turn around."