After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 159

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grin played on his lips as he shook his head.

"I'm courting you now," he replied with a smirk.

"A ride home is in order." He held the bouquet up slightly, as if to make his point clearer. "Ceremony is important, after all."

I couldn't help but let out a small sigh, but there was a warmth beneath it, unspoken.

As we walked shoulder to shoulder toward the front of my villa, the evening air was thick with unspoken tension.

sun had dipped below the horizon, leaving behind a soft twilight that cast long shadows over the manicured lawns and gently swaying trees.

The scent of roses lingered between us, mixing with the earthy smell of the grass and the distant hint of rain that threatened to fall.

Despite the calm night, there was an electric pull between us, crackling in the air like a storm waiting to break.

Leo's presence was undeniable, tall and confident beside me, his movements steady and sure.

We didn't speak, but the silence wasn't uncomfortable.

It was charged, heavy with everything we wanted to say but couldn't.

When we reached the stairs to the entrance, I turned to him, reaching for the bouquet.

as I took the

go back now," I said, my voice softer than I

but his eyes told a different

leave when, without warning. I felt his strong

instant, he pulled me into the shadows of a nearby

my chin, tilting my face up toward his, and his lips

just as I raised my hand to push him away, Leo broke

chest, both from the kiss and the surprise of it, my lips

wiped my mouth with the back

my voice trembling with a mix of

matter how much I scolded or swatted at him, he just stood there, smiling

to chastise him, but there was no malice

I grumbled, my hands still

I couldn't stay mad at him, not when he looked at me like that. "This is

deep, and he raised his hands in surrender. "I hear

back toward the villa, muttering under my

scheduling a full lock change on the house from top

hand, and

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comes back to my house next time, he'll regret today's impulsive move, because at that day he couldn't open my

I boarded a plane bound for