Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 820

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Wayne was all smug and full of himself, like he had the whole world in his pocket.

I watched the helicopter take off, climbing higher and farther, and my heart was in full panic mode. "Aaron, you've got to save Lena! You-"

But the rest of my words got stuck. The cold truth hit me-if Aaron didn't follow their demands, Lena was still in danger.

And the worst part? That danger came from Hayden-the guy I loved, the father of my kid.

"Rea," Jace's voice broke through my spiraling thoughts as he walked up to me. "Do you trust Hayden?"

Of course, I trusted him. But the way he acted just now... it wasn't him. Not the Hayden I

knew.

If he really was still my Hayden, he'd never hurt Lena. He knew how much she meant to

1. me.

didn't answer, Jace kept going. "Then why do you think he

question had

bring himself to hurt

middle of this chaos, and he's just... Zen? It was weird, like he already knew exactly what was

out. "I don't know. I don't know

the helicopter vanish into the distance. "Maybe Hayden has his reasons." Then, turning to Aaron, he added, "Isn't that right, Mr. Ace?" Aaron just stood there,

has a tracking system. We need

assistant immediately stepped forward "I've got everything

and

wasn't accidental-he was ready for this. But that didn't stop my stomach from twisting into

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my parents' coffin. They

say no, so I followed him to the burial site. The cops were already working, and the sniffer dogs were all over the place. As they sniffed around,

wanted Wayne to get away with it, but because disturbing Matthew and Lindey's rest felt so wrong.

dogs barked. Loud, sharp, aggressive barks aimed right