Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 716

My heart jumped into my throat the second I saw him.

Sure, Hayden had told me not to freak out, but yeah-easier said than done..

"Doctor, how is he?" I stepped forward, my voice wobbling..

"His injuries are severe. There's a blood clot pressing on his brain nerves, and he's currently in a coma."

The doctor's words were so perfectly measured that I couldn't tell if Hayden was actually this hurt or if this guy was just auditioning for Best Supporting Actor in Hayden's plan.

Cole and Wayne both frowned, but Cole went full drama mode. "A coma? Are you serious? The guy got roughed up, not hit by a truck!"

The doctor didn't flinch. "I already explained-there's a blood clot."

Cole was about to argue more, but Wayne cut him off, all smooth and calculating. "I'll bring in another specialist to examine him. If anything happens, I need answers."

That comment? Definitely for me. Classic Wayne, using "concern" as a power move to figure out if Hayden's injuries were fake.

The doctor nodded, clearly annoyed but keeping it professional.

the nurse to the ward. Of course, Cole trailed right behind

Kay," he started, all smug, "you're not seriously confusing Xander for your... well, you know, that other guy,

spun around, glaring.

a finger on Hayden, but getting him tangled up with DracoLux? That

enough. You're free to love whoever you want," Cole said with this exaggerated casualness, clearly

room door, I stopped short, spinning to face him. "You

can

chin toward the room.

He was just like Wayne-dying to figure out if

single one of them was even a

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stage, so I'd roll with it.

Cole smirked. "Together?"

so still it made my stomach churn. His head was wrapped in gauze, and a drainage

tightened, and I couldn't even glance at that blood-filled tube for more than a second. But Cole? Not even a flicker of unease. He circled Hayden like he

curse.

pull more stunts. "He's lying there like that, and you're calling it an act? Why don't you try faking something like this and show us