“Then defend yourself,” Kain said evenly, voice low, deliberate. “Congratulations,” he murmured. “You’ve just been given the job.” “…The job?” “Defend yourself well enough,” he stepped closer, shadowed eyes beneath the cap locking on hers, “and maybe you’ll keep it.” “…I got hurt too,” she admitted, voice cracking. “Yes… I lied. I chose my ex over Kain Wolf. I thought—” her breath stuttered, “I thought it would hurt him less if he didn’t know.” A scoff cut her off. Sharp. Venom-laced. “You thought what, Jade?” he said quietly. “That making Kain a fool would protect him? Or that it would save you?” Her throat tightened. “…But my intentions were pure. Always were.” Something flickered in his eyes…betrayal, confusion, and the faintest trace of longing. “You made him feel like a joke,” he said, voice low and tight. “Like everything he felt meant nothing. And you think saying your intentions were pure fixes that?” She swallowed, guilt burning hot beneath her ribs. “
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