Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Jace had been our only real connection, but now? He wasn't tied to either of us anymore. Life's funny like that.

"Oh? Haven't seen him lately?" I asked, my smile faint but knowing.

Tanya didn't dodge it. "No, I haven't."

"Already missing him?" I teased, half-joking.

"Maybe a little," she replied, unexpectedly blunt.

"Then go find him."

Tanya smirked. "If I could find him, do you think I'd waste my time asking you?"

Talking to Tanya was like tiptoeing through a minefield-one wrong move, and boom.

The more combative she got, the calmer I felt. Crazy, isn't it? The guy who used to bend over backward for you just vanished. Men's hearts-so 'reliable', right?" "No need to rub it in," she snapped.

before. I couldn't help but wonder what Jace would think if he saw her like this. "Do

answer was

course, only made it more obvious. That kind of firm denial?

so obsessed with chasing wealth, you and Desmond might actually be happy together right now. Tanya didn't respond, so I sighed. "After everything I've been through, I've realized no amount of money or status compares

her-I was just saying how I

is taking a walk Every time I see a couple riding a bike together or carrying groceries home, I think, that must be what happiness looks like." I gave her a soft smile. "You've had that

top, but in

second that, on nights like this, surrounded by loud music and fake smiles, she didn't feel that

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expression darkened, but she stayed defiant, letting out a

"Keira, you've gotten real chatty lately. What, trying to be some kind of savior? If so, save it for somewhere else you're barking up the wrong tree." She said

didn't bother snapping back. If letting her talk down to me made

bar and froze when I saw Yuna

didn't want to

are you doing singing in a place

I'm not. But if there's money to make,

to argue

though she could've leaned on Hayden, she chose to