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073: Never Worth The Effort

Penulis: Rosa Kane
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-01-30 23:10:26

ANYA

As I followed Hunter out of the station, a bitter laugh almost escaped my lips. The same evidence Evan’s uncle had just dismissed was the one Evans had been so sure would bring Hunter down. That video, the one I had clung to like a lifeline, was supposed to be the proof we needed. Proof that Hunter could kill without batting an eyelid.

And yet, here we were.

The police chief didn’t even try to question my words, didn’t bother to dig deeper, to call Evan’s friend, to verify anything. The evidence was right there, but it didn’t matter. He let Hunter walk free, speaking to him with so much respect, almost like he was afraid of him. I had thought coming here would bring justice, but all it did was show me how powerless I really was.

I felt stupid.

I had believed, foolishly, that the truth would be enough. That the law would do what it was meant to do. That justice would stand tall, unshaken. But reality was much colder. The law bent for men like Hunter. It didn’t protect pe
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storyteller290
Why is this girl like this? Wow! What a stupid girl. I'm also disappointed in you, Anya
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Stainless
Hmm, Anya I wonder how she'll be able to face hunter if Evans wakes up, after all these thoughtless accusations
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Makims Owai Bonomi
I pray you both don’t reconcile I want you Anya to lose Hunter You don’t deserve a man like him You’re too foolish You didn’t even give him a little time You didn’t even hear his own side of the story foolish girl
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  • Will You Marry Me?   075: Come With Me

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  • Will You Marry Me?   078: I Hate You

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  • Will You Marry Me?   079: Get It Done

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  • Will You Marry Me?   080: Outside The Box

    ANYA I stepped into the house, my heart still pounding in my chest. My parents, already dressed and about to leave, stopped in their tracks when they saw me. Their eyes widened in shock. “Anya?” My father’s voice was sharp, demanding. “What happened? How are you here?” I swallowed, trying to steady my voice. “Hunter had no choice but to let me go.” My mother gasped and rushed toward me, pulling me into a tight hug. I stood stiff for a moment before finally sinking into her warmth. “It’s okay now, baby,” she whispered. “You’re home. You’re safe.” I nodded numbly and pulled away, mumbling something about going to my room. My legs felt like lead as I walked upstairs, my body drained, my mind spinning. As soon as I entered my room, I shut the door and leaned against it, closing my eyes. My thoughts swirled, replaying everything. The first time I met Hunter, the night I had walked up to him at that bar and asked him to marry me like a fool, the way he had kidnapped Eva

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  • Will You Marry Me?   081: I Have Proof

    ANYA Mark looked me in the eye as he continued, “Hunter could have killed that guy if he wanted to, Anya. He could have let him bleed to death. After all, he had enough reason to. But he didn’t. He let him live. He didn’t want your name to be connected to a murder. He could have ended that guy’s life in seconds, but he chose not to. Why? Because Hunter isn’t a monster. You keep thinking of him as this ruthless killer, but he’s not the kind of man who goes around killing harmless people for no reason.” I let out a shaky breath. “Then who does he kill, Mark?” Mark’s eyes didn’t waver. “Hunter probably only kills when he has to. When he’s protecting someone he loves.” I froze. The words sank deep into my chest, making my heart pound painfully. Protecting someone he loves. I thought back to Panama. The blood. The gunfire. The bodies. Hunter had killed every single one of them. I had seen it with my own eyes—the cold, calculated way he pulled the trigger, how he never hes

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  • Will You Marry Me?   079: Get It Done

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