Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 727

It felt like another riddle waiting to be solved, but honestly? The less I knew, the safer we both were.

Hayden kissed my forehead. "Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere-my little monster needs me."

Little monster?! Okay, adorable. I grabbed my phone and immediately updated my chat app username to match.

Steve noticed in about two seconds flat. [Who are you planning to attack now?] he messaged.

I smirked, thinking, 'Monsters don't attack-they just make sure no one messes with

them."

It had been a while since I'd heard from Steve. After Houston, all I knew was he'd sold his pool hall and gone off the grid.

Considering how messy things got back there, I couldn't blame him for bailing. Honestly, it was probably the smartest move.

I fired back two words: [Fighting demons!]

Steve replied almost instantly. [How have you been lately?]

Whether I was good or not didn't really matter. If he'd been keeping up with the news, already know. The fact he asked meant he hadn't been paying attention. he'd

I typed

came quick: [Rea, sorry. I've owed you that word for a

the screen, caught off guard, when another message buzzed in: [I feel responsible

had no clue he'd just been a pawn, a

anything wrong], I typed. [It was fate,

some serious distance between himself and the chaos. He didn't

he'd

how he wanted it, I wasn't about to drag him back into the mess. And as for

to know was that I was

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push. Some

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headed to Yuna's kindergarten. But this time, she wasn't out there leading games. Another teacher

resigned," the

words hit like a

to college," she explained, and

to dodge Wade. If she really wanted to avoid him,

exactly warm. Not

I asked, cutting to the