After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

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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.

me aside, his strong arm pulling me away from the line

him standing in front of Aria, but instead,

fierce, every muscle in his body coiled,

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blade sliced through the air, but Leo

knocked the

attack sent the man reeling, but it wasn't enough to

assassin recovered quickly, lunging again, and this time, Leo met

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

him the upper hand.

seep from a wound on his arm. Aria, who had been frozen

clutching a minor wound on her

anger.

nothing but a burden, always needing

alerted me to more danger. Leo,

strained, shouted,

There could be more

And he was right.

figure,

the wave as I was near

I reacted. Grabbing Aria's arm, I yanked her out of the way just

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missed its mark, but Aria, whether out of

toward

world seemed to blur as I stumbled, my mind reeling

our eyes met, and I saw something

She had meant for

fully expecting me to perish at the hands of