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.

us

I finally spoke, my voice was

I came for you-for

as the words left my lips, Leo's arms enveloped me completely, pulling me into

hold was so tight I could barely

thin layers of fabric between us doing little

I was in school, I was nothing, and then I was wounded in the war. Why did you never think of giving

was again-the

when he was at his lowest, he couldn't

believed I only stayed because of my

I'd leave, compensating me with money as

to his cheek, the warmth of his skin grounding

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

knew you were the one I'd be tied to for the rest

rustled the trees, casting shadows on the walls of the dimly lit

as if the night itself wrapped around

and falling

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me effortlessly, carrying me over

placed me down with such care, as if I

to push him away, but at this moment, I recalled that image from many

time, not long after joining the academy, I had spent

of my trance, his fingers brushed lightly over my face, tracing the lines of