After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

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I could feel Aria's envy burning a hole through me, but Rolin shielded me from her gaze

with his body.

"Shall we get out of here?" he asked softly, his tone inviting.

nodded, unable to resist a final, mocking glance at Aria as I left with Rolin.

He guided me out of the cafe, the scent of roses and the sound of muffled arguments lingering behind us.

As we reached the door, Leo's fury erupted.

"You think you can just flaunt your new man in front of me? How dare you!"

Emma opened the door for us.

"No matter what the Alpha decides, you will always be our Luna in my heart."

Her words were a soothing balm to my wounded spirit, and I thanked her with a heartfelt nod before stepping out with Rolin. Back at the piano shop, Rolin was contemplative.

"I've heard some things about them, but I didn't realize they'd gone so far as to openly provoke you in public." he said casually.

I was slightly embarrassed by the public knowledge of my entangled past.

"Seems like everyone knows our drama."

Rolin frowned.

"It's surprising that someone as remarkable as you was overlooked for someone so... hollow."

His words were oddly comforting, providing a balm to my bruised self-esteem.

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in the car. I've tolerated it before

then extinguished the cigarette with a

been rough lately, there's been a lot of rouges with a

careful, I'll be picking you up and dropping you off in the next few days." No need."

I reached up

hand, I

on your hand?" he asked

it," I replied,

widened

short of money are you, to the point of selling your wedding

first," I shot back. "What do I keep my wedding ring

have never considered that I, as a Luna, would really be ruthless about selling my

then said

which shop you sold the ring at

heart

if we buy the ring back what's the point, we can't get our marriage

and just when I suspected that he would jump out of the car and force me to get

that moment,

him in a sweet voice that sounded pathetic with

didn't come, the wounds on my body hurt again, and I can't even eat, so will you come

this excuse to get him to stay with her, so I took

Sure enough, Leo hesitated.

attend to," he told me. "I'll take you to buy the ring another day. And stay away from Rolin. I've investigated him-he's a vampire. You'll

I regret the most is becoming

that, I left, my heart heavy and

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was immersed in teaching my first piano student, a precocious six-year-old girl whose enthusiasm and

satisfaction I felt as her parents and she left

unparalleled.