After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 107

"Yota vill bose pur simply because something went wrong between us, and so I chose a new way of life," I said calmly, and this has nothing to do with

His eyes searched mine, filled with remorse. "Ikeve that now. I'm sorry, Elizabeth. I was a fool."

His words were very sincere, but they could not repair the rift within me,

At this time, Rolim appeared at my side. He put his hand on my shoulder and gently but firmly soothed me.

He whispered in my ear, "Tlizabeth, it's your turn on stage in a minute."

The memory of vely I was at the gala snapped back into focus.

I had been invited to perform, to play the piano for a

a room full of dignitaries and guests, all celebrating the fragile peace between our two worlds.

Turned my back on the crowded room, forcing myself to head backstage, where the familiar sight of the piano wasted for me

My heart thudded in my chest, a mix of nerves and unresolved tension swirling within me.

As I walked, I felt his presence before I saw him

Leo, standing just out of sight, watching me with those piercing eyes that always seemed to see through every mask i wore.

I spotted him the moment Rolin stepped into view.

Leo's gaze darkened, and I could feel the jealousy and anger rolling off him in waves.

Yet, he kept it in check, his jaw tightening as he fought to suppress the storm raging inside him.

Lea closed the distance between

my arm gently but firmly, pulling me

feel his breath against my ear as he leaned in, his voice low

off stage, come to the outdoor garden. There's

I want to

before he let go,

his grasp and ignored the desperate look in his eyes before turning away and heading backstage. intending to sort myself out a

The

the piano gleaming under

as I approached the instrument that had always been my

settled onto the bench, my fingers lightly brushing the keys, I could feel the weight of Leo's gaze on me from somewhere

I couldn't ignore, burning into me with an intensity that

first note rang out, clear and pure, and for a moment, everything

me, my fingers dancing over the keys as if they had a life of

carried the emotions I couldn't express,

pain, of love that

I played, I let myself get lost in the music, shutting out the

Cold

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even Len-they all faded into the

plan was my only companion, the only thing that understood the depth of what I

shake the awareness of Len watching me, his presence a constant reminder of the conversation waiting for

note lingered In the air, the

I stood and gave a polite how before exiting the

was still racing, but it wasn't from

It was fi

the thought of what waited for me in the