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

finally spoke, my

I came for you-for you as a

arms enveloped me completely, pulling me into a

could barely breathe, but I didn't want

fabric between us doing little to mask the warmth of our bodies or the rhythm of our

voice, 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

was again-the

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

stayed because of my parents' debt, that I

time he lost control, he feared I'd leave, compensating

raised my hand to his cheek, the warmth of

voice filled with the certainty I felt deep within. "From the first

I'd be tied to for

rustled the trees, casting shadows on the walls

itself wrapped around us, cradling

quickened, his chest rising and falling

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me effortlessly, carrying me over to

care, as if

this moment, I recalled that

not long after joining the academy, I had spent that crazy and blissful

lightly over my face, tracing the lines