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Cain knew that love was dangerous, especially for someone like him. His past wasn’t something he could just walk away from. The underworld had deep roots, and men like Cain were always pulled back, whether they wanted to be or not. But for Lily, he was willing to fight against that darkness.
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Days passed, and Cain stayed close, always watching over her. She had begun to trust him, despite not knowing the full truth. For the first time in his life, he felt the warmth of a connection that didn’t involve pain or death. It was fragile, like a flower pushing its way through the cracks of a broken world, but it was real.
One afternoon, Cain confessed his past to Lily. He told her about the men he had killed, the blood on his hands. He expected her to recoil in fear, to look at him with the same horror he had seen in so many faces before. But instead, she took his hand.
"You saved me," she said simply. "And that's enough for me."
Her words, so simple and pure, shattered the chains around his heart. He couldn’t understand how someone so kind could forgive a man like him, but he wasn’t going to question it. He would protect her, no matter the cost.
However, the underworld doesn’t let go so easily. Word spread that Cain had gone rogue, and soon, more men came after him, determined to finish the job he had left undone. One evening, as the sun set and cast long shadows over the garden, Cain heard the sound of footsteps approaching the cottage.
He was ready.
With a gun hidden beneath his coat, he stepped outside, leaving Lily inside the safety of the cottage. He confronted the men, his dark eyes burning with a cold fire. They were here to end his life, but he would fight for a future with her.
The fight was brutal and swift. Cain, seasoned by years of violence, took them down one by one, but not without injury. Blood dripped from a wound in his side as he staggered back to the cottage, where Lily was waiting.
She ran to him, her hands shaking as she tried to stop the bleeding. "You need help," she whispered, panic rising in her voice.
Cain, weakened but determined, shook his head. "I’ll be fine," he said through gritted teeth. "I won’t let them take me from you."
Lily’s tears fell onto his skin as she worked to save him. "I don’t care about the past," she whispered. "I just want a future with you."
And in that moment, Cain realized what he had been fighting for all along. Not just survival, but redemption. For the first time in his life, he had something to live for—something worth dying for.
