After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 161

Istfed a laugh

How could I be warm when the air conditioning was blowing full blast?

The warrior, determined to be useful, grabbed a few flyers from the hall and started fanning me vigorously, much to Rolin's amusement,

My hair wipped in the wind as I raised a hand to hold it down.

"Thanks." I said with a helpless smile, but I'm fine, really."

concert began som after, and I signaled for the warriors to be quiet.

Ahuah fell over the hall as a woman in a flowing, elegant gown walked onto the stage.

She gave a graceful bow before sitting at the piano.

The first few notes filled the air, and I felt a shiver run down my spine.

Elegy for a Lost Love was the second-to-last piece on the program, and from the first chord, I could tell the pianist was fully immersed in the music.

As her fingers danced across the keys, the haunting melody enveloped the hall, pulling at every heartstring.

The emotion in her playing was palpable, and I found myself on the verge of tears.

The way the music swelled, the rise and fall of each phrase-it was like the story of a love that had faded but still left a mark.

I wasn't alone in my reaction.

The audience around me was equally mesmerized, some quietly wiping away tears.

I was so lost in the beauty of the performance that I didn't notice Rolin stealing glances at me, his eyes softened with affection.

air, I

hall, Rolin leaned over and whispered, "Shall

1 Ludded

Lodded, eager to capture the inspiration that had struck me during

00

flagged down a car for me and

he said softly,

wasted no time. I sat down at the piano in my room,

to the keys and began

soft and delicate at first,

grace, each key struck with intention, but despite the beauty of the

the more I realized that what I was creating

notes, the right rhythm, but it lacked the depth, the soul that

stopping abruptly. This isn't it," I muttered to myself,

up, taking a deep

the tension in my muscles, but it couldn't erase the dissatisfaction I felt

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onto the bed, still replaying the

on the recordings of other musicians playing "Elegy for a Lost Love and listened intently,

over, and it didn't take long for sleep to

his car, shielding me from the thugs who had taken us hostage, But this time,

that had only grazed his arm in real life now pierced

across his shirt, his eyes wide with shock before

him, but my voice seemed to echo

gripped my wrist tightly as

"Now

willing to

collapsed in front of me, his body crumpling to the floor, blood pooling rapidly around