Chapter 124

Confusion washed over me until I heard Leo's voice by the floor-to-ceiling window.

"Even if the Oceanheart pack comes to me on their own initiative, I won't cooperate with them. This matter ends here. The project is terminated, no need to persuade me anymore," he said, his tone firm and unyielding.

I watched as he hung up the phone, ignoring the angry voice from the other side.

Leo sighed, rubbing the back of his neck before turning around, his eyes meeting mine.

"How long have you been awake?" he asked, his voice softer now.

Not long. Why are you here?" I shifted under the covers, trying to hide my embarrassment.

He smiled slightly.

"I came looking for you last night. When I got here, you were asleep at the desk, about to fall out of your chair. I couldn't just leave you like that."

My face flushed, remembering the warm embrace in my sleep. "That was you..."

Leo nodded, walking over to the bed. "You've been working too hard."

I quickly changed the subject. "Was that about work?"

Leo sát down, his expression darkening slightly.

deal between Silvermoon and Oceanheart, but after everything that happened with Aria and Andrew trying to take control... I can't

nodded, remembering the issues I'd noticed

wasn't a good partner. Their products might be profitable, but the quality

he admitted, a look of

we both felt the weight of past

then Leo spoke again, his

been thinking a lot about you lately," he said. "I wasn't this anxious when you were my Luna.

could respond, he continued, "Come back to the pack, please.

by the window, staring out at the city

below filled the silence

my mind,

Maybe not

but firm. "I've been very busy lately, and I

across from me, his tall frame casting a shadow in the dim

as though he

posture, brushing the rejection

keeping you so busy?" he asked, his tone

toward the workbench in the corner of the room, where

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