More Than A Favor

Chapter 185

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I froze, his question hanging in the air like a blade poised to strike. He wanted to know why I agreed to marry him?

'Because I loved you more than anything, Kane Thorne. But you crushed my love every single day,' I thought bitterly. The words stayed locked in my mind, never making it past my lips.

My gaze drifted to the horizon, to the other side of the bridge where the sky was open and clear. The clouds moved slowly, just like the storm of emotions swirling in my heart.

Memories of the past flooded my mind, unbidden. Once again, I was dragged back to that night-the night that changed my life forever.

My cousin, who had bullied me for years, had called me to a club. I remembered the way her voice sounded when she told me to sleep with some man. I begged her not to make me do it, pleaded for mercy, but she was merciless. She threatened to hurt me if I refused.

I was terrified. I had no choice.

I still remember how I showed up, fully dressed, clinging desperately to the hope that I might escape whatever horror awaited me. But deep down, I knew what was coming.

I tried calling my adoptive parents, hoping they might help me, but my adoptive mother's voice was cold and dismissive. She told me she didn't want to get involved in "cousin matters," as if forcing me to sell my body was a trivial family disagreement.

to an old man. Panic gripped me like a vise. I was just a young girl, a virgin, and a werewolf without a

as fast as I could, dodging my cousin's men,

my breath caught in my

Kane.

was him.

The man I had secretly loved for as long as I could remember. No one knew the depths of my feelings for him, not even him. I had carried that secret in my heart like a fragile treasure, never daring to

he was, standing before

fear. But then I saw the men

thinking, I threw my arms around Kane and turned him away from the approaching danger, shielding him. His arms wrapped around me instinctively, his hands brushing against my body. I could feel the alcohol on his breath as he leaned closer, his fingers grazing my

me. I don't want your

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Even in that moment, as I stood on the brink

he smirked, his drunken gaze locking

you tonight?" he said, his voice low and rough. "Will you

stunned me. I stared at him, disbelief and confusion warring