Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 730

I'd barely stepped into the hospital when Hayden called.

"Where are you?" he asked.

I checked the time-three hours since we'd last seen each other. "What, miss me already?"

Flirty banter came easy with Hayden. He soaked it up, and honestly, I loved that. Back with Jace? Yeah, not so much. He'd always been so... distant.

Funny how you don't know what's missing until you find something better. With Hayden, love actually felt real.

"Yeah, I miss you" he said, no hesitation.

I laughed. "Ten minutes. That's all it'll take."

"You're already at the hospital?" he guessed.

Before I could confirm, he dropped the real bomb. "Wayne was here. He knows who I am- and that I've been collecting evidence. Now he's pressuring me to hand it over." Great. I knew what that meant. "So, he's gonna think you left the evidence with me. He'll come looking, won't he?"

said, his voice edged with

nodded like he could see me.

must've been the smoking gun on Wayne and whoever else

added, softer now. "I never

me, but in the end, neither

we had a choice," I said, keeping my voice steady. "I'm not going down without a fight.

I'd do whatever it took to end this. I

I sat in the car a minute

inside.

opened, and there he

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have maintained polite pretenses with him, but ever since the incident. where he tried to force himself on me, I saw no reason to hide my feelings. "Rea, can we talk?"

I deadpanned,

"Hayden. The car

crossed my arms. "Then who was

me to test him," Wayne