After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 64

I hesitated, my thoughts racing.

I knew exactly what he was referring to-the moment I had pushed him away and left without explanation.

had something important to take care of," I replied, my tone more clipped than I intended.

There was a brief pause on the other end, then his voice, tinged with frustration, came

through.

"You didn't think I deserved to know what it was?"

I could hear the irritation, the jealousy, simmering beneath the surface.

In the past, I would have scrambled to apologize, to make things right.

But something had shifted in me.

"Leo, we don't have a relationship anymore." I reminded him, my voice firm. "I don't owe you an explanation."

He was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice had softened, a note of vulnerability slipping through.

"I just wanted to pick you up and bring you home," he admitted, almost as if he feared I wouldn't return.

As if he was afraid I'd say no, he hastened to add, "There's a letter for you mailed to the

original address. Believe me, you'll want to see this."

His words piqued my curiosity and I made an appointment with leo. Soon, I drove to the restaurant where we had arranged to meet, and he was waiting for me in the lobby, his expression unreadable.

As soon as I stepped inside, he stood and handed me a formal, exquisitely crafted envelope,

bearing an olive

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I Amazed the World the Cold

took it, my fingers brushing

but I already had an

he said, a small smile

seal and unfolded the letter within. My eyes widened as

contents.

I whispered, more to myself

does it

underclassmen wanted my contact information to ask me some musical questions. So the school planned to invite me back directly to give a performance at the graduation party, which would also make it easier for me to communicate

"Graduation party."

low, and he seemed to

we first met each

froze for a moment,

didn't realize you

who had not long set foot on a college campus, Leo was already a legend-a final-year student chosen as the outstanding graduation

was the epitome of everything I admired, and every girl

him.

with

a bouquet of flowers pinned to

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significance.

day, and Aria, ever the troublemaker, had taken advantage of

I knew I wouldn't be able to retrieve it

as he came down from the stage after

school, I'd heard his reputation early on, a cold blooded battle crazed maniac who didn't want to die, and perhaps he was about to step on my corsage and leave as if nothing had happened. I

he didn't step over

and leaned

"Elizabeth......