After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 165

-I stared at the card, feeling a wave of frustration rise up again.

Pushing the card back into his hand, I shook my head.

"It's not the money. It's about being acknowledged. About someone believing in my music." My voice cracked slightly, and I denched my fists. "Tre about not questioning my worth every time something goes wrong."

Leo frowned, clearly not sure how to fix this, but he held me tighter, pulling me back into his arms.

His silence spoke volumes. He wasn't here to fix things but to be here with me through the storm.

And in that moment, I needed that more than any comforting words.

After what felt like an eternity of quiet comfort, Leo let go and stood up.

"Ill be back," he said, his voice low and determined. He walked out of the room and I could hear him making a phone call from the hallway.

"BETA," he spoke into the phone, his tone all business, "I need you to find out who Holt has been in contact with recently, specifically anyone with an interest in piano. This is urgent."

Panther responded immediately. "Understood, Alpha. I'll get someone on it right away."

Satisfied, Leo ended the call and returned to the room, sitting beside me once again.

this," he said quietly, his voice filled with

a second that my performance had truly been rejected. Something else

an hour later, his

as Panther spoke on the other

individual in particular, but...

asked, his

a slight

a rogue. And not just any

by nature, rarely

were seen as unpredictable and aggressive, often exiled

with a rogue was considered dangerous,

necessity

at his phone, his brow furrowed. "Find a way to ask

this one is a leading figure in a rogue group." Without missing a beat,

been watching from

him on the phone just outside the door, I assumed it was something

with me," I said, standing in the doorway. "If there's something going on with the pack, you should go deal with

shook his head, turned off his phone, and

Cold