More Than A Favor (Elaine and Logan)

I blinked, my eyes stinging as if something sharp had pierced them. I looked away from Kane, has words echoing in my mind, trying to piece together their meaning.

"Learned the truth? I wasn't the one?"

"Selene," Kane began, his voice softer than usual, but I cut him off with a sharp,

cold glare.

"What do you mean?" I demanded.

He didn't flinch, meeting my icy gaze with calm resolve.

"I reviewed all the footage from that night," he said evenly, "and I found out the truth."

I stared at him, unblinking, as though time had frozen. There was something

different about him today. He was unusually calm, his tone lacking its typical edge. It wasn't like him to act this way, not with me.

A bitter chuckle escaped my lips, and I turned my gaze away from him. That chuckle grew into laughter, uncontrollable and sharp. I clutched my stomach, laughing like someone who had finally lost their grip on reality.

"What's wrong with you?" Kane asked, his tone laced with confusion.

I looked at him, my laughter cutting off abruptly, and shook my head. "Kane Thorne, you're incapable of trusting me, aren't you?"

His brows furrowed at my accusation, but I didn't let him interrupt.

"To spell it out for you," I continued, "when I told you over and over again that I didn't drug you, you refused to believe me. But when I got so fed up with your baseless accusations that I admitted to something I didn't even do, just to shut you up-you still didn't believe me. It's like I'm the least trustworthy person in the entire world to you."

Kane's expression froze, caught off guard by my words. He didn't even try to respond. Instead, he threw out a completely unrelated question:

"Why didn't you ever tell me that your cousin used to abuse you?"

The warmth drained from my face, my eyes darkening as the flood of emotions I'd been feeling

vanished in an instant.

"It's none of your business," I said coldly, the walls around me snapping back into place.

Without waiting for his response, I opened the car door and stepped out. I couldn't deal with this anymore-his questions, his sudden interest in my past, his attempts to dig into wounds that weren't

his to touch.

The moment I stepped onto the bridge, I froze. The view in front of me was breathtaking. The river flowed below, its emerald-green surface shimmering like something out of a dream. It was so clear, so pure, that I couldn't help but be drawn to it.

Unable to resist, I walked toward the railing, letting the beauty of the scene momentarily distract me from everything else. From here, I could see the river's surface sparkle, even though the sun was

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hidden behind a veil of clouds. The water was so pristine that it seemed almost otherworldly.

“So beautiful,” I murmured, my voice barely audible as I gazed down at the river.

I heard someone approaching behind me, his steps deliberate, and I didn't need to turn around to know

it was Kane. His presence was impossible to ignore, but I refused to acknowledge him, treating him as though he were invisible.

There was a time when I would've given anything for him to discover the truth. But that time had passed. It didn't matter anymore. None of it did.

Kane stopped beside me, close enough that I could feel his eyes on me. His scent drifted over, and I closed my eyes in frustration as my wolf stirred within me. She was so foolish-always yearning for him, always trying to pull me toward him. She hadn't reacted this strongly in the car, so why now?

I inhaled deeply, forcing the tension out of my body, and turned to face the opposite direction. My eyes scanned the bridge, searching for a way to get out of here. Maybe I could flag someone down for a ride.

Just as I was about to move, Kane's voice broke the silence, softer than I'd ever heard it.

"You did trap me that night by drugging me," he said, his words deliberate and slow. "But then... why did you agree to marry me?"

I froze, his question hanging in the air between us like a knife.