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 for

spoke, my voice was

I came for you-for you

as the words left my lips, Leo's arms

tight I could barely

of fabric between us doing little to mask

his words trembling, "When I was in school, I was nothing, and then I was wounded in the war. Why did you never think of giving up on me at

it was again-the

he was at his lowest, he

because of my parents' debt,

lost control, he feared I'd leave, compensating me with money

his cheek, the warmth of his skin grounding

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

were the one I'd be tied to for

shadows on the walls of

night itself wrapped around us,

rising and falling as he

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he lifted me

placed me down with such care, as if I

going to push him away, but at this moment,

long after joining the academy, I had spent that crazy and blissful night with

his fingers brushed lightly over my