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

and

couldn't stand it

was too

on my heel and walked away,

deeper the humiliation burrowed into my soul, spreading

it was being twisted by an invisible knife,

entrance of the academy, I headed straight for

and with a

destination in mind,

Elizabeth and

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here?" he

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

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

he kept his hand on my shoulder,

felt like hours, just

was comforting, a steady anchor in the sea of emotions that threatened to

But we weren't alone.

shadows,

short distance

was so silent, so still, that neither Rolin nor I noticed him at

there, his handsome features twisted

curled into a cold smile, but there was no warmth in his eyes-only a chilling coldness that made my heart skip

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

had been standing there, but

Leo's POV:

my hand, my knuckles whitening as

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

almost against my will, were drawn back to the two figures standing under the streetlight not

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this the "friend"

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sight of the villa came

the place we once called

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