I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 180

By the time the SUV pulled up to the manor, Zoe still hadn't formulated a convincing lie.

She was terrified that if she confessed, Hayden would literally strangle her.

Hayden leaned in close, trapping her against the seat.

They were so close she could see the fine hairs on his skin trembling above a dark, vicious bruise.

A bruise.

"Your face?"

Zoe gasped. Had Hayden been in a fight?

Who on earth was capable of beating up Hayden Thorne?

Good for them.

Hayden let out a dark scoff.

"Are you happy about this?"

"No—"

Zoe denied it instantly.

Suddenly, a terrifying realization flashed in Hayden's eyes.

He stared at her, his gaze lethal.

What he said next made Zoe want to spontaneously combust.

"Tell me you didn't draw Asher Kendall and your best friend's faces onto these bodies."

"..."

Zoe practically sprinted into the house, but Hayden wasn't about to let her go.

He grabbed her and dragged her straight into the master bedroom.

Down the hall, Mrs. Gable and the staff heard the commotion.

They immediately retreated to their rooms and locked their doors.

No matter what sounds echoed through the manor tonight, none of them were coming out.

In their minds, the couple's relationship was spicier now than it had been in the past five years combined.

Hayden slammed Zoe against the wall, pinning her there.

"What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?"

Zoe wanted to cry.

What was she supposed to say?

That he had guessed exactly right?

He would flay her alive.

Just as panic was fully setting in, Hayden's phone rang, the sharp tone piercing the suffocating tension in the room.

He stepped back slightly to check the screen.

Sienna Winters.

His expression darkened. Taking the split-second opportunity, Zoe slipped out from under his arm and bolted.

Thank God.

For the first time in her life, she was deeply grateful to Sienna.

Safe in her own room, she locked the door tight.

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