More Than A Favor

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The vibrant colors of the world disappeared as Ashton’s hands gently covered my eyes, leaving me in utter darkness. Yet, I wasn’t afraid.

He was right there, his warmth more comforting than any light could ever be.

“Make a wish,” Ashton’s deep voice whispered near my ear, rich and resonant like the notes of a cello. “From now on, with me by your side, your wishes will come true.”

The soft music in the observation cabin wrapped around us, and my heart gradually began to relax, letting go of its tension.

He wanted me to make a wish, but I hesitated, unsure of what to wish for.

Since my parents passed away, I hadn’t really thought about wishes. Back when I was with Logan, my only wish had been for us to last forever. But that was a silent, unspoken wish, one I never voiced aloud.

And now? What did I want?

I thought of my parents and their deaths. Slowly, I murmured, “I hope to find out the truth behind my parents‘ accident.”

“I’ll help with that,” Ashton said immediately, his voice steady and reassuring.

I couldn’t help but smile as I gently pulled his hands away from my eyes. “Then why bother making a wish when I could just tell you directly?”

“You wasted a perfectly good opportunity,” Ashton teased, tapping me lightly on the head.

believing in this kind of thing a long

lights outside, I added softly, “Since my parents died, I’ve stopped believing

this time, instead of a tap, he

knew what he meant–he wanted to be my guardian, the one to protect

long since learned to rely only on myself

illuminating the night sky like a canvas painted with vibrant colors.

It was mesmerizing.

had accounted for nearly one–third of

of my favorites,” I said, openly expressing my delight. “There’s an even

if on cue, the lights shifted into an even

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beauty that I didn’t even notice Ashton’s arms wrapping around me

about Logan in the

to share my joy with Ashton,

Logan.

standing in the cabin across

out his expression clearly through the glass, there was something eerily

chill down my spine.

that moment, my

I had moved on from Logan, he had been a part of my life for ten years. I couldn’t just erase that,

a word, he held me tighter, pulling me firmly into his chest. Then, in a low

blinked, snapping out of my