After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

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His presence made my heart race, and my fingers fumbled over the keys, playing wrong

notes.

But he didn't seem to care. He wasn't watching the piano anymore-he was watching me. hroughout the evening, beautiful women approached him, but he turned them all away without hesitation.

People at school always whispered about him, saying he rejected every girl who tried to get

close.

They said he was waiting for his mate.

That thought sent a shiver down my spine.

His gaze stayed on me, and it wasn't just casual-there was something intense about it, something that made my skin warm under his stare.

My heart pounded in my chest, but I forced myself to keep playing, pretending I wasn't

affected.

When my song finally ended, I took a deep breath and, feeling braver than usual, decided to walk up to him.

My legs felt shaky as I approached, but I couldn't stop myself.

I didn't know what I expected, maybe for him to brush me off, but when I got close, he smiled at me-softly, not like I'd imagined.

"Hi," I said quietly, my voice barely steady.

He didn't answer right away. Instead, he reached out his hand, and I flinched, stepping

back a little.

That's when I felt it-the strap of my dress had come loose.

Panic shot through me, but before I could react, Leo gently fixed it, his fingers brushing my

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he tied it

and somehow, those simple words eased the embarrassment that had been creeping

as I realized how close we

compliment was unexpected, and I couldn't

as he

didn't

a little,

trying not

say about you," I said,

you could

a bit, but he still

hand back and finished his

different, aren't you?" he

skipped a

Different?

What did he mean?

know I was

what he was trying to

thoughts spun in all directions, and before I could say anything, Leo stepped closer, closing the space between us.

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I could feel the heat radiating from

brushed against my skin, and for a moment, I felt like

gaze.

naming a place

you there tonight, if you

word, he grabbed his jacket and walked out, leaving me standing there, unsure of what had just happened. My head

I mattered, but then he left

he know who I was to him, or was

the better of me, and I found

gave.

I opened the door, I saw Leo sitting on the couch, his shirt off, his

from a shower.

as

us said anything, but we didn't

other's arms, kissing, his hands gripping my waist

him, and he carried

night, Leo was surprisingly