After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

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The rhythmic hum of the engines did little to soothe the whirlwind of emotions churning inside me.

Leo had been trying to reach me incessantly, his calls and messages flooding my phone.

Each one only added to the confusion and turmoil in my mind.

I hadn't yet figured out how I was going to face him, let alone what I would say when I did.

By the time we landed and checked into our hotel, I had

Paulated my emotions very smoothly.

The Serevia City tournament was coming up and I had to focus all my energies on it.

That night, while lying in the darkness of my hotel room, I couldn't sleep.

rious notes echoed in my head, preventing me from sleeping peacefully. I decided to go for a walk.

The hotel lobby was quiet, a few late-night travelers milling about, but my attention was drawn to a familiar figure seated at the grand piano in the

corner.

Rolin, his fingers dancing across the keys, was lost in the music, a serene expression on his face.

I had never seen him play before, and I was taken aback by how talented he was.

The music flowed from him effortlessly, filling the space with a melody that tugged at my heartstrings.

noticed me

his fingers

I shook my

head.

"No, too

much

on

my mind," I admitted.

space on the bench beside

you join me? We can play a

thought of

sat down next to him, and together, we began

reason, I had a subtle feeling. Even though we were playing four-handed, Rolin's eyes were

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a conversation of notes and harmonies that seemed to express everything words

myself in the melody, the

out a

I said, my voice tinged with

like this, to compete at such a high level. You've helped me

to me,

his voice sincere. "But do

surprised by the

do,"

just a child then. I fled to the human world because I couldn't stand the bullying from my adoptive parents and Alice.

his gaze distant as

you came across a man collapsed on the side of the road. You thought he was a homeless man and gave him the last of your food, didn't you?" He looked at me with a depth of meaning and emotion that I couldn't read, "Maybe you've forgotten him, but he definitely

a jolt, and I froze, the memory

battered youth in a

torn, his face hidden beneath