After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 137

And now, as I drove back to my villa, I could feel the weight of that promise.

It was a challenge-a declaration that Leo wasn't going to let anyone else in. Not Marcus.

Not anyone. But little did I know, events were already unfolding in the shadows, events that would change everything.

Leo's POV:

watched Elizabeth leave the ball, her elegance untouchable, yet somehow just out of reach.

I had to know. I needed to understand her-what she felt for me.

But before I could follow her, Marcus stepped out of the shadows, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

He looked at me, his sharp eyes scanning me with a smugness that made my blood boil.

He was wearing a tailored suit today, something more polished than his usual black.

Too polished. I narrowed my eyes.

"I remember you usually stick to black suits," I said with a faint edge to my voice. "What's with the change? Dressing up to impress Elizabeth?"

Marcus tugged at his collar, a small smirk curling at the edge of his mouth.

"What I wear is my business, Leo. I don't need your permission."

I suppressed my rising anger, my jaw tightening.

wardrobe, but coming here to try and seduce my Luna?

his voice

too possessive. She doesn't belong

closer, our footsteps echoing as

the button, and when the doors slid open, I pressed the switch,

set things in motion that disrupted Marcus' evening, forcing him to leave the

for a sudden inspection at one of his key business locations, sparking concerns of legal

permits, creating enough chaos to pull him away from Elizabeth and deal with the

but enough to remind him that I had control over more than

my voice

an eyebrow, barely containing his

gave him a hard

threats. I make promises. Next time, you'll have a real problem on

sneered, the tension between

Elizabeth know about that side of you?

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like a punch to

She knew.

Of course, she knew.

every mood, every fight. But I hadn't given her

want to

my hesitation and

have you in her heart anymore. If I were you, I'd never let go of a Luna like her." words dug deep, but I kept my

I'll pay attention to myself. But you