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Even after everything Jace had said, | wasn't sure.
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He was watching me, waiting for an answer, eyes steady and patient. Finally, | said, "Letcheck with Hayden."
His expression shifted, a flicker of something unspoken in his eyes, but he nodded and stepped back, giving me
space.
It wasn't that I didn't trust Jace. | did. But | trusted Hayden completely. | just needed to hear it from him.
When he picked up, Hayden's voice was low, calm-the kind that could make my heart skip a beat without trying.
"Something wrong?" he asked, like he already sensed it.
| swallowed, forcing myself to sound steady. "Hayden, there are two people watchingfrom my hotel café. Are
they with you?"
"Table 3A?" he asked, not missing a beat. | glanced over; that was exactly where they were sitting.
Even from a distance, he knew everything going on around me, down to the tiniest detail.
There was no need to explain that Jace was here. Clearly, Hayden already knew, which savedfrom spelling it
all out. So | cut to the point. "Jace toldhow dangerous this is. | need to know... should | go home, or do | go
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replied.
"Why are you asking me?"
‘Because | trust you.' But my pride wouldn't letactually say it. "Because this involves you too," | said instead.
Another pause. Then, finally, "He wouldn't put you in harm's way."
So he was agreeing with Jace. Tellingto go with him.
And for sreason, that just madeangry.
Last time, he'd handedover to Jace's care, and then got all moody when I'd helped Jace with a blood
transfusion. This guy-sometimes, | had no idea what he really wanted.
Before | could say anything, he switched topics. "Have you made arrangements for Yuna?"
"Yeah, she's already with..." | started, but then | heard a soft, clear voice on his end.
"Hayden, what do you think of this ring?"
| froze, the words catching in my throat.
A woman picking out rings with Hayden. It wasn't hard to figure out who that was.
How did this happen so fast?
Chadwick had only announced Hayden and Yara's engagement at the banquet
and now
they were
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already ring shopping. That kind of speed meant things between them had to be serious.
But we'd only been apart a few days.
Had he been seeing Yara even while we were together?
A sharp pain stabbed through my
chest, and my hand started to-shake.
The phage slipred Homy fingers
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His voice cthrough the line, but it felt like acid, eating away at me, leavingraw and hollow.
Every part ofwanted to hang up,
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something, anything, to explain. ly
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thought of him picking out a ring with
someone else. But he stayed silent.
So | hadn't misheard. He really was there with her.
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