After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 53

Chapter 53

Neither of us seemed willing to break it, the night wind carrying away any attempt at

conversation.

Just as I began to relax, a familiar voice shattered the calm.

ria stormed over, her face twisted with fury.

She grabbed my arm, her nails digging into my skin as she spat out her accusation.

"Elizabeth, what are you trying to do? Why can't you leave Leo alone?"

Her voice was shrill, desperate, but before I could respond, something caught my attention.

The leaves of the nearby shrubs rustled-an unusual sound, given that the wind had stilled

I tensed, my senses heightened as I scanned the terrace for any signs of danger.

And then, it happened.

A shadowy figure burst from the greenery, a weapon glinting in the dim light as it hurtled

toward us.

Time seemed to slow as the figure closed in, his intent clear-he was aiming for Aria and me.

Instinctively, I braced myself for the inevitable pain, expecting Leo to shield Aria, to leave me to fend for myself.

But what happened next took me by complete surprise.

In a flash, Leo moved.

aside, his strong arm pulling me away from

in front of Aria,

muscle in his body coiled,

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attacker's blade sliced through the air, but

knocked the

of his attack sent the man reeling,

again, and

clashed in a brutal, frenzied battle, each move calculated, each strike deadly. The assassin's speed was impressive, but Leo's strength and experience as

him the upper hand.

his focus unwavering, even as blood began to seep from a wound on his arm. Aria, who had been frozen in shock, finally snapped out

wound on her arm, but her

anger.

voice laced with bitterness. "You're nothing but a burden, always needing protection!" Her words stung,

me to more danger. Leo, already

strained, shouted,

could be more of

And he was right.

of the shadows emerged another figure, this

see it in his eyes-his real target was Aria, and I felt the

reacted. Grabbing Aria's arm, I yanked her out

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its mark, but Aria, whether out of fear or

toward

I stumbled, my mind reeling from the

I saw something in Aria's gaze that chilled

just fear-it was triumph. She had meant for this to

expecting me to perish at the hands

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