Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 724

Hayden didn't say a word.

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I wasn't sure what he meant by his silence, but the thought of him with Yara made me snort coldly. "Of course you're not scared. You've never exactly been short on women, have you?"

His eyes stayed locked on me. That look made guilt creep up my spine.

Just as I was about to demand why he was staring like that, he finally spoke. "What I fear more than anything is seeing you hurt."

Oh.

So, he was willing to let me hate him, push him away, yell and scream-all to keep me safe.

His intentions really were painstakingly sincere.

I got it. I really did. That desperate kind of love, where the thought of losing them terrifies you more than anything else.

"Stop with the sweet talk," I shot back. "You're just trying to get off easy. Love isn't about bailing when it gets hard-it's about sticking together through it."

warm and steady. "I'd give up the

and that one line hit

him. I'd even let myself get close to someone else, just to make him jealous. Thinking about

jaw.

grazed his stubble, lingering until I reached

it into that one bite. But as

injured, and I couldn't forget that. Forcing myself to stop, I rested my forehead. against his chest,

Obviously, he

laugh!" I snapped, my

I nudged him lightly. "Still laughing? What, can't

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hurt, I would've stripped him down and pinned

brushing my ear. "If you want, I can help

hand slid into motion, making it very

brain short-circuited for a second. Hayden had never bothered with alternatives before he was more of a "go big or go home" kind of guy. But now? His offer sounded way too practiced. "Getting creative, huh? Looks like your 'modeling gig' really paid off," I

brow.

"You know

snorted. "Yeah, but you're not just learning. You've been practicing, haven't

technique?" he quipped, his hand