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."

I had been holding

hope, of a longing I hadn't allowed myself to feel

"Just knowing there's a chance she's still out there.... it's more than

it to me, but

I did, Rolin's eyes caught the bruise on my face, and his brow

his fingers against

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supposed

planned to remarry Elizabeth after she won and have

our relationship, I wanted her

to

now, as I watched them, that hope

embracing or kissing, but their

at each other, with warmth and

that spoke volumes, filled with unspoken

through me, burning in my chest like a

cocktail of emotions gnawed at my pride, at my very

to turn and walk away, to never look

held onto the belief that Elizabeth

given me, the words she

the concern, the kisses-they

to wait

some explanation that would make sense of

to forgive, always willing when it came to

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

for what felt

my heart grew cold, as cold

eyes stayed on Rolin,

salt to the wound, Rolin reached out and touched

stand it any

humiliation was too

and walked away, my steps quickening with each

farther I got from them, the deeper the humiliation burrowed into my soul, spreading like a

by an invisible knife,

the entrance of the

the door shut, and

no destination in mind,

my mind. the image of Elizabeth and Rolin