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.

L

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it before because of your condition,

paused, surprised, then extinguished the cigarette

there's been a lot of rouges

But there are still some on the loose, so be careful, I'll be picking you up and dropping you off in

I reached up and brushed

hand, I noticed

ring on

I

widened in

money are you, to the point of

one who betrayed this marriage first," I shot back. "What do I keep my wedding ring for when the love

that I, as a Luna, would really be ruthless about

froze, then said

in the car, tell me which shop you sold the ring at and we will go and

mocked in my heart and turned him

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

out of the car and force me to get

that moment,

pouted at him in a sweet voice

you didn't come,

get him to stay with her, so I took it

Sure enough, Leo hesitated.

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 regret it if you stay

regret the most is becoming

I left, my

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precocious six-year-old girl whose enthusiasm and talent

as her parents and she left

unparalleled.