Chapter 267
The way Hayden looked at me made my whole body feel like it was on fire.
I thought back to teasing him last time, the way he’d tried to keep his cool. Lena’s words echoed in my mind.
“Hayden, have you ever done it with anyone else?” He’d told me he’d never even had a girlfriend, but I needed to hear it again,
His gaze darkened. “…No.”
That word made my heart skip a beat. “But do you want to?”
His jaw clenched, and then suddenly, everything went dark as his lips crashed into mine.
When Hayden’s breath turned ragged, I already knew his answer.
But he didn’t push further. Instead, he rested his forehead against mine. “How long are you gonna keep testing me, or are you just trying to torture me?”
Seeing his restraint, the way his desire fought with self–control, I reached up to touch his face. “Do you really want this? Is it just me?”
Jace’s casual rejection still haunted me, and I realized how deeply it had scarred me.
“Yeah,” he panted, “only you.”
I closed my eyes, feeling something inside me finally give way.
“Ki-”
I cut him off, pulling him in for a kiss, this time drawing him closer.
“Do you want to wait?” he asked, his voice tight with restraint.
“Wait for what?” I asked, my voice barely steady.
“For the day I marry you,” he said, his eyes burning with intensity.
I held his gaze. “If you’re not sincere, even marrying me won’t stop you from hurting me.”
“I won’t,” he whispered, pressing a soft kiss to the tip of my nose. “I’d never betray you.
He made a promise, but I’d stopped believing in promises a long time ago.”
Jace had made promises too, but in the end, he still ended up with someone else.
The truth is, more people get divorced every day than get married. Promises are the flimsiest things in the world.
Tonight, I wanted to be with Hayden because I felt something real for him. If there’s a future, we’ll see. If not, I won’t be shattered.
There’s a saying: the greatest pain comes from having too many expectations and getting too little in
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