Chapter 362

Lena didn't answer me right away. Her gaze was locked on Hayden outside the window. "How long do you think he'll take?"

I glanced outside. Sancho was practically groveling, completely at Hayden's mercy, while Hayden just stood there with one hand casually tucked in his pocket. The morning sunlight hit him just right, making him look like he was glowing or something.

And I couldn't take my eyes off him.

This quiet sense of pride bubbled up inside me, a voice in the back of my mind whispering, 'Keira, that's your guy.'

Getting involved with Hayden had been kind of an accident—something that happened when I was still reeling from my breakup with Jace, just looking for a distraction. But now? I realized I'd hit the jackpot. He wasn't just good-looking; he could handle things.

"Uh, hello? I asked you a question," Lena nudged me when I didn't respond.

I blinked, snapping out of my thoughts. "Oh, right. Shouldn't take much longer."

If I had to guess, Sancho was probably begging Hayden