Semua Bab Love's Redemption: Bab 511 - Bab 520

"Keira, can you come to the library? I have something to tell you," Yuna asked over the phone.Could I really handle more tonight?"Maybe another day. I'm a bit tired," I replied, hoping she'd let it go.She hesitated, and I felt a flicker of guilt. "Is it important?" I asked, almost against my will."Yeah, it is," she said softly, almost unsure. "Keira, I can come to you if that's easier."Great, now she was determined.Maybe she'd found out about Hayden and me, and this was her intervention."Yuna—""Just send me your address, so I can grab a cab," she cut in, and I could hear her gathering her things in the background.I looked out at the downpour, biting back a sigh. Getting a cab right now was impossible, and the last thing she needed after her transplant was to risk getting sick.Even though Hayden and I had split, I couldn't just abandon her. Not until she had someone else to lean on."Never mind," I said, resigned. "I'll come to you.""Okay, I'll wait," she replied,

Yuna's eyes flickered with a flash of panic, then she shook her head again. Seemed like that was her go-to move.I raised an eyebrow. "If he didn't touch you or kiss you, what makes you think he's in love?"Her cheeks flushed as she looked down. "He... well, there was one time he almost kissed me.""Almost?" I tried to picture Wade's usual, reserved self. "Was he drinking?"Guys get weird when they're tipsy, sometimes mixing up reality with whoever's on their mind.Yuna didn't shake her head this time. Instead, she nodded slightly. "Yeah, last week he was kinda down and had a few drinks."I asked what was wrong, and he said it'd been a hundred days since his advisor passed."He said he missed her... then he looked at me and leaned in like he was going to kiss me."Right—exactly a hundred days since Narelle had passed.Hearing all this, I realized Wade must've been seeing Narelle in Yuna's place, which made my heart sink.Hearing this, it hit me: Wade must've been seeing Narel

Well, if his goal was to make my heart shatter just a little more... mission accomplished.Two hours later, after all the tests, I spotted Yuna and Hayden in the waiting area.Yuna rushed over and grabbed my hand. "How are you feeling? Are you hurt anywhere?""No," I lied with a smile. "The doctor said I must have, like, superpowers or something—no injuries, not even a scratch."Truth was, I had scrapes and bruises all over, but I wasn't about to make her feel worse. She already felt guilty enough that I'd almost gotten swept away saving her, and I wasn't going to make it worse by telling her the details. Besides, Hayden had already made it clear he was done with me."I don't believe you," Yuna said, reaching to check for herself.I pressed her hands down gently. "Yuna, I'm exhausted. I just want to sleep for a while. Really, I'm fine. Go home and get some rest.""I'm not leaving," she insisted. "I'll stay here with you. Hayden's here too."She tugged at his arm, trying to pull

Wayne's eyes darkened slightly. Just a minute ago, I'd leaned away when he'd tried to fix my hair, but with Jace, I hadn't even flinched. The difference in how I reacted to each of them was probably hard to miss.But since we'd just cleared the air, Wayne kept his cool. When he noticed me looking, he even gave me a calm smile and teased, "Guess you're still more comfortable with Jace's touch."I had no idea how to respond to that.Jace smirked, chiming in, "Well, she almost became my wife."I couldn't respond to that either.Wayne's smile didn't waver. "Yeah... almost."Jace shot him a look, eyebrow raised, as if to say, 'Did I say anything untrue?'"You feel a little warm," Jace said, pulling his hand back before calling over a passing nurse. "Could we get a thermometer?""I'm fine, it's probably just—" I started, but Jace cut me off."Whether you're fine or not isn't up to you," he said firmly. The nurse returned with a thermometer and pressed it to my forehead."99.9 degre

"Wait here," Jace said briskly, getting up.Right now, he was acting like he'd do anything I asked, even anticipating what I needed before I said a word. If he'd been like this before, maybe things wouldn't have ended the way they did.But there's no use wondering about what-ifs. I'd closed that chapter for a reason.As I looked away, my gaze happened to fall on his phone. The screen was paused on a video of me from a few years ago. I had no idea what I'd been doing in it or even why it had been recorded.For a split second, I felt tempted to pick it up and see, but before I could decide, Jace returned with the water.He caught me looking at his phone but didn't seem fazed. Instead, he gave me a casual smile. "While you were sleeping, I went through some old photos and videos. Turns out you're even prettier now than you were back then."I took a sip of water, playing along. "Oh, so I wasn't cute enough before? Guess that explains a lot...""Stop right there," he cut in, blocking