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.

Her eyes stayed on Rolin, and she seemed agitated, even

and touched her face, an intimate

stand

humiliation was too

on my heel and walked

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

being twisted by an invisible

the entrance of the academy, I headed straight for

the door shut, and with a furious blast of the accelerator, sped

no destination in mind, no

the image of Elizabeth

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here?"

made me continue. Thad a duel

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

hand on my shoulder,

hours, just talking-about the hunters, about my

anchor in the sea

But we weren't alone.

the shadows, someone watched

short distance away, his gaze locked on

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

stood there, his handsome features twisted into an unreadable

warmth in his eyes-only a chilling coldness that made my

watched us intently, not moving, not saying

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

Leo's POV:

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

and leave, to walk away from

eyes, almost against my will, were drawn back to the

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this the "friend"

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familiar sight

we

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