Chapter 101

Chapter 101

Today was supposed to be different.

I had planned to remarry Elizabeth after she won and have a big wedding for her.

Even though we never officially ended our relationship, I wanted her heart to be mine again, fully and without reservation.

The diamond ring in my pocket was supposed to be the start of a new chapter for us.

But now, as I watched them, that hope crumbled.

ey weren't embracing or kissing, but their eyes-those eyes betrayed everything.

The way they looked at each other, with warmth and intensity, was something only long-time lovers could share.

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

A wave of humiliation surged through me, burning in my chest like a fire that wouldn't be quenched.

Frustration, loss, a bitter cocktail of emotions gnawed at my pride, at my very dignity.

I wanted to turn and walk away, to never look back, to never speak to her again.

But a part of me, the part that still held onto the belief that Elizabeth cared for me, kept me rooted to the spot.

The smiles she had given me, the words she spoke, the times we shared-they were real, weren't they?

The warmth, the concern, the kisses-they had to be real.

I decided to wait a little longer.

Maybe Elizabeth would see me, would offer some explanation that would make sense of all this.

I was willing to forgive, always willing when it came to her.

I just needed her to acknowledge me, to reassure me that what we had wasn't just a figment of my imagination.

But I waited for what felt like an eternity.

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

eyes stayed on Rolin, and she

to add salt to the wound, Rolin reached out and

couldn't stand it

was

word, I turned on my heel and walked away,

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

by

reached the entrance of the

the door shut, and with

had no destination

mind. the image of Elizabeth and Rolin

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here?"

worry in his eyes made me continue. Thad a duel with Sorcia this morning, it

he frowned, but he didn't push

he kept his hand on my shoulder, offering

there for what felt like hours, just talking-about the

was comforting, a steady anchor in the

But we weren't alone.

the shadows,

stood a short distance away, his gaze locked on

still, that neither Rolin nor I noticed him at

handsome features

there was no warmth in his eyes-only

watched us intently, not moving, not saying a word,

there, but the look on his

Leo's POV:

tightly in my hand, my knuckles whitening as I tried to suppress the whirlwind

to turn around and leave, to walk away from this scene before it shattered

eyes, almost against my will, were drawn back to the two figures standing under

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"friend" That Elizabeth, had wanted

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hill the familiar sight

we once called

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