After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 141

Leo's face grew serious, the playful tone from earlier replaced by something heavier. "What's this about the money you put on my card?" he asked, his eyes searching mine

I stood from my desk, brushing it off with a shrug. "It's nothing. Forget it."

Before I could take a step, Leo caught my wrist, his grip firm but gentle.

"No. You're not leaving until you explain."

ghed, knowing where this was going.

"That money was supposed to come out of my pocket, Leo," I said softly.

His hand slid down my arm, pulling me into his embrace,

His voice was low, laced with concern.

"But the amount you transferred is far more than those debts. You're trying to prove something, aren't you?"

I smirked, letting him pull me closer.

There was a glint of determination in my eyes as I said, "Everyone assumed I married you for money back then. I'm paying you back, Leo. I want them to see that I can make my own way, that I don't need anything from you."

Leo's breath hitched, his chest tightening as he held me tighter. "And what were you after, then?"

He knew the answer. He'd known it for years, but he needed to hear it from my lips.

hung between us for a long

spoke, my voice was

came for you-for you as a

lips, Leo's arms enveloped me completely, pulling me into a fierce

hold was so tight I could barely breathe, but I didn't want to

us doing little to mask the warmth of our

I was in school, I was nothing, and then I was wounded in the war.

was again-the doubt he always

when he was at his lowest, he couldn't fathom why someone

stayed because of my parents' debt, that I had no

control, he feared I'd leave, compensating me with money as if it could

raised my hand to his cheek, the

mates, Leo," I said simply, my voice filled with the certainty I felt deep within. "From the first moment we made

one I'd be tied to for the rest

outside rustled the trees, casting shadows on the walls of

wrapped around us, cradling us

and falling as

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he lifted me effortlessly, carrying me

placed me down with such care, as if I were something fragile he

this moment, I recalled

long after joining the academy, I had spent that

my trance, his fingers brushed lightly