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.

stayed on Rolin, and she seemed

out and touched her face, an intimate gesture that made my blood

couldn't stand it any

humiliation was

and walked away, my steps quickening with

farther I got from them, the deeper the humiliation burrowed into

it was being twisted by

the academy, I

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

destination in

my mind. the image of Elizabeth and Rolin seared into my

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here?" he

said quickly, but the worry in his eyes made me continue. Thad a duel with Sorcia this morning, it got a lite

concern deepened, and he frowned, but he didn't push

his hand on my shoulder,

just talking-about the hunters, about my

a steady anchor in the sea of emotions that

But we weren't alone.

the shadows, someone watched

imposing figure stood a short distance away,

still, that neither Rolin nor I noticed him at first. It was

features twisted

there was no warmth in his eyes-only a chilling coldness

moving, not

had been standing there, but the look on his face told me that he

Leo's POV:

box with the diamond ring tightly in my hand, my knuckles whitening as I tried to suppress the

to walk away

back to

7

"friend" That Elizabeth, had wanted

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familiar sight of the villa came into

place we

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