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"Real" Wayne's voice sounded as warm as ever, but now it had a sharp edge, Whe a thorn pressing into my
chest.
How could someone who seemed so harmless hide such ruthless obsession? He'd crushed anyone in his path
without a second thought.
| swallowed back the bitterness and got straight to the point. | need your beb
"Mm, what is it?" His tone wasn't the sanymore Running Riverweve Corp Jace's place had clearly gone to his
head.
Power didn't just change a person's mindset-it bled into their every move
"My former colleague Demi Young... She's working in your company. She's a good friend, but something
happened, and she quit. | can't get in touch with her. | need you to helpfind her." "Demi Young?" Wayne
echoed, his tone thoughtful before he agreed. "Alright" "Thanks," | said, keeping my voice calm and polite, the
way | always did with him.
"Rea," he said softly, my nhanging in the air before he continued, "Can we meet in person?"
"Sure. When?" | answered without missing a beat.
"Whenever it works for you." Wayne's voice was steady, just like | remembered. He'd always been like this-letting
his love had always been there in the little things. But I'd been too wrapped up in Jace to see it.
"Tomorrow evening, then," | said, my tone firm. "You can pickup, and we'll head to your place. It's been a
while since | visited Lindey and Matthew."
There was a pause on the other end. Wayne didn't expect that.
"...Alright," he said eventually. "I'll let my parents know."
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After the call ended, | toyed with the bell on my wrist, its soft chbreaking the
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silence. "Hayden," | murmured, "you toldto stay away from the Johnstons. but | might not listen this time.
That night, | joined my department for a dinner party. The mood was light, everyone laughing and taking turns
offeringdrinks.
At spoint during dinner, someone asked why Hayden wasn't coming to the office anymore.
I'd told Ron about Hayden's passing, but no one else. So | kept it simple. "He took an overseas job. He won't be
back anytsoon."
Saying it out loud brought that familiar ache, sharp and unrelenting. | downed another drink to dull it.
By the end of the night, I'd had too much. Ron ended up takinghome, his voice cutting through my haze as
he muttered, "If Hayden were here, he'd probably chew you out for being so reckless." But he wasn't here.
My Hayden. He was gone.
The next morning, my phone rang, joltingawake. It was Ron.
"Feeling better after last night?" he teased.
"Yeah, thanks for gettinghome," | said, I'd drunk a lot, but | wasn't totally out
of it.
"Oh, so you do remember it was me? Guess you weren't as far gone as you looked. So, what did | say to you?"
His tone was mischievous, clearly fishing for something.
His question tickled at the edge of my memory, but whatever it was, it stayed frustratingly out of reach.
"What did you say?" | asked, curiosity getting the better of me.
"| said... plenty of things," he replied, annoyingly vague.
Classic Ron. And honestly, if it was that important, | would've remembered,
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right? No point digging into it.
"So, why the early call? Don't tell me
you're just checking if I'm yore)
you've agt yorker nd: -I'm ready
t&-hkad in" | said, glancing at the
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"Nope, no work. If you're still feeling
crappy, take another day off. m
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But | knew Ron too well to take him
at face value. He was Hayden's guy
through and through, nk ike”
HayBen he? always givenfree
rein. If he was calling, there had to be
a reason-it wasn't just to annoy me.
| thought back to yesterday, to something he'd said in the office. "Didn't you have something for me?"
"Nope, nothing," he said, so casually it threwoff.
| frowned. Yesterday, he'd seemed serious, not at all like he was joking. And now? A total 180.
Still, | let it go. "If there's nothing, fine."
"There's nothing, | swear. Go back to sleep," he said, then hung up.
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