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."

holding

they weren't tears of sadness-they were tears of hope, of a longing I hadn't allowed myself to feel for

emotion. "Just knowing there's a chance

into his pocket and pulled out a handkerchief, offering it to me, but I

caught the bruise on my

fingers against the tender

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was supposed to

after she won and

we never officially ended our relationship, I wanted her heart

in my pocket was supposed to be the

now, as I watched

embracing or kissing, but their

each other, with warmth and intensity, was something only

was a gaze that spoke volumes, filled with unspoken words and deep-seated

in my chest like a

bitter cocktail of emotions gnawed at my pride, at my

walk away, to never look back, to never speak

that still held onto the belief that Elizabeth

me, the words she spoke, the times

warmth, the concern, the kisses-they had

wait a

would see me, would offer some explanation that would

always willing when it

acknowledge me, to reassure me that what we had wasn't

waited for what felt like an

cold, as

me. Her eyes stayed on Rolin, and she seemed agitated,

reached out and touched

stand it

was too

a word, I turned on my heel and walked away, my steps quickening with

from them, the deeper the humiliation burrowed into my soul,

felt like it was being twisted by an invisible knife, each step driving it

I reached the entrance of the academy, I headed

and with a furious

no destination

mind. the image of Elizabeth and Rolin seared into