After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 174

I was surprised by her openness.

As she guided me through the house, she mentioned that I could come and go as I pleased.

Her trust in me was unexpected but deeply appreciated.

"I want you to feel comfortable here," Tira said gently. "This is your space now."

We made our way to a private study she had prepared especially for me.

room was bright, filled with the soft glow of sunlight streaming through the windows.

"Here's where you'll work," she said, gesturing to a large, beautifully crafted wooden desk. "Freya, please bring the manuscripts."

Freya returned with the precious documents, and as soon as I held them in my hands, a thrill rushed through me.

These were Viktor Rosenhall's manuscripts-irreplaceable treasures from a different era.

I ran my fingers across the pages, marveling at the handwritten notes.

Some were faded, others almost illegible, and the paper was fragile, marked by the passage of time.

Tira watched me closely. "Can you repair them?" she asked softly.

I nodded, though my voice was tentative. "I'll do my best."

surprise, Tira wasn't

seemed more

do what you can.

something maternal from her, a protective, almost

in the work, rarely leaving the study except for

after a long day, I finally stepped away from the desk, took a shower, and prepared for

as I was settling down, my phone rang. It

he said without preamble. "Once

kind, and the Thorne

the other end, as if he were

said finally. "I looked into her past. She lost her husband and only daughter during a chase some years ago. You're about the same age as her daughter would've been. Maybe you remind her of the child she lost." I blinked in surprise. I hadn't known Tira carried such grief. "I... I

"don't let your guard down.

curious. "It's safe here. I don't have much work waiting for me back at

a hint of vulnerability

through the cell phone, so deep it felt like it vibrated right through the screen, making my

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with an edge, one that made me fidget despite

steady, replying deliberately, "But

little helpless, "I know. But I'll find a way to

gravity

seriously, "This is the Rouge territory, Leo. As an Alpha

softened, yet there was still something

there as