After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

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"I'm sorry, Aria," he said, his voice professional yet blunt.

"Monologue refused the offer. She told us not to contact her again, and she made it clear

that she won't perform for a cheater-especially not at a wedding."

ria's face drained of color, her lips parting in disbelief.

"What?!" she shrieked, her voice cutting through the room.

I pressed my lips together, trying-and failing-to suppress the laughter bubbling up inside

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Her outburst drew every eye in the room, whispers spreading through the crowd like

wildfire.

They were all witnessing her humiliation, and there was no escaping it.

A middle-aged man, Aria's father, strode over, his face a mask of disappointment.

"Aria," he said sternly, his voice low but authoritative. "I raised you to behave like a lady. Who gave you permission to lose your temper like this in public?"

Her hands clenched Into fists at her sides, her voice tight with anger and shame.

"I'm sorry, Father," she muttered, her eyes shooting daggers at me before she stormed off

after him.

But not before she hurled one final threat over her shoulder.

"I won't forget the humiliation you caused me today. I'll make sure you pay for this."

I raised an eyebrow, letting my voice slip into a cool, mocking tone.

letting you off the hook,

a brief second, genuine

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I'd spoken to her like that, that I wasn't afraid of her

opened her mouth to retort, but the murmurs from the crowd only grew louder,

glared at me one last time before hurrying after her father,

I allowed myself a quiet

of pleasure was

me, but in the end,

dizziness quickly making a comeback, I sat down on the couch for a few moments

blurred, and before I

carriage.

dim lights illuminated Leo's face as he sat across from me, his gaze

"Without you... everything has fallen apart. I made a mistake, Liz. Maybe we can work things

words stung, but

ice, and I pushed him away, every ounce of hurt and betrayal burning in

Leo. I'm

and musk-wrapped around me, making it hard to think

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a reminder of all the moments we shared, and now it was

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still craved him, but my mind was

swimming from both alcohol and the storm of emotions rushing through me. Leo stood

to hearing

the past, I had always given in to his touch, his presence, the unspoken bond that had

But things had changed.

I had changed.

out of the car and