After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 81

I feared he might storm onto the stage, interrupting the entire competition to challenge Rolin to a duel.

"I can sense that his intentions towards you are not pure ......"

I can't argue with that.

Leo leaned in, his nose brushing against my neck as he inhaled deeply.

The action was both possessive and comforting, his wolf side seeking reassurance that I was still his, and his alone.

held me so tightly that I could feel the hot temperature of his body.

Just then, the announcement echoed through the room.

'And now for our sixth contestant, Elizabeth Martin, who will be performing a suite written by piano virtuoso Orlando Martin himself: Time Marks"

My heart leaped in my chest.

It was my turn.

of months of preparation had come down to

lingering touch, brought a sudden warmth to my cold fingertips, easing some of the nervousness that had been gnawing at

took a deep breath and walked

As I walked on

The buzz was

stage, the murmur of the audience

of excitement that spread through the room as soon as my name

who I was now, and their eyes bore into me, waiting to see if I would

I paused

the

stage, giving the audience a graceful

grand piano, the instrument that had been both my refuge and my challenge for

was in place before signaling to the judges that I was ready to

thick in the air as the judges settled into their seats, prepared to score my

the stillness

turn the pages

Everything was

As the fire