After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 100

Yes, just something I need to handle on my own," I replied, hoping he wouldn't press further.

To my relief, he didn't. With a resigned sigh, he agreed and told me to be careful.

As nightfall settled in, the academy grounds grew quiet.

The streetlamps cast a soft, white glow across the deserted pathways, their light as gentle as moonlight.

The trees lining the streets swayed slightly in the cool evening breeze, their leaves rustling softly, adding a whispering undertone to the night.

adows danced on the ground, stretching and shrinking as the lights flickered occasionally, creating a serene yet eerie atmosphere.

The academy, usually bustling with life, now stood still, as if holding its breath in anticipation of what was to come.

It wasn't long before Rolin arrived.

Even in the dim light, he looked as handsome as ever, though there was an unmistakable weariness about him, as if he had just finished a long, exhausting run. His hair was slightly disheveled, and there was a hint of fatigue in his eyes.

Yet, instead of his usual playful banter, he got straight to the point.

"I've been doing some digging," Rolin began, his voice low and serious.

"The group of hunters who chased your parents-they're the same ones who came after me back then. They were pure bounty hunters, working for money." The mention of those hunters sent a shiver down my spine.

Hunters were a ruthless breed, people who hunted others for a living.

While most races had signed peace treaties and pacts over the years, hunters were still out there, taking on bloody contracts for the highest bidder.

The thought that these same hunters might have played a role in my mother's fate made my stomach churn.

Rolin continued, his expression darkening.

"I've tracked down one of the hunters from that group. He admitted that they took on a contract to go after your parents. But... something happened. Your mother managed to get away. They never completed the job." I held my breath, my heart racing as I processed his words.

"So... she might still be alive?"

The question escaped my lips before I could stop it, the hope in my voice undeniable.

Rolin nodded slowly.

"It's possible. But her exact whereabouts... I don't know. I'm sorry."

been holding back

hope, of a

with emotion. "Just knowing there's

handkerchief, offering it to me, but I wiped my

caught the bruise on my face, and

fingers against the

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supposed to be

Elizabeth after she won and have

wanted her heart

diamond ring in my pocket was supposed to be

as I watched them,

or kissing, but their eyes-those eyes

they looked at each other, with warmth and intensity, was something

volumes, filled with unspoken

wave of humiliation surged through me, burning in my chest like

cocktail of emotions gnawed

away, to never look back, to

held onto the

had given me, the words she spoke, the times we shared-they were

warmth, the concern, the kisses-they had to be

decided to wait a little

Elizabeth would see me, would offer some explanation that would

was willing to forgive, always willing when it came

acknowledge me, to reassure me that what we had wasn't just a figment of

what felt like an

in that time, my heart grew cold, as cold as the night air around

stayed on Rolin,

the wound, Rolin reached out and touched her face, an intimate gesture that made my blood

stand it any

humiliation was too

turned on my heel and walked away, my

them, the deeper the humiliation burrowed into my soul, spreading like a

felt like it was being twisted by

the entrance of the academy, I headed straight for my

leaned down into the driver's seat, slammed the door shut, and with a furious blast of the accelerator,

had no destination in

Elizabeth and Rolin seared into