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.

kept going. "Then why do you think he took Lena and not

question had

bring himself to

at him. How was he so chill right now? Like, we're in the middle of this chaos, and he's just... Zen? It was weird, like he already knew exactly what was going

like my brain had checked out. "I don't know. I don't know anything right now," I muttered, my voice

"Maybe Hayden has his reasons." Then, turning to Aaron, he

interrupted. "The helicopter has a tracking system. We need

forward "I've

officer nodded and led the

calm wasn't accidental-he was ready for this. But that didn't stop my

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parents' coffin. They treated you like their own. Let's go stand

say no, so I followed him to the burial site. The cops were already working, and the sniffer dogs

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

dogs barked. Loud, sharp, aggressive barks aimed right at