After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 189

In heat? The words felt foreign to me.

As someone who hadn't fully embraced my werewolf side until recently, I hadn't experienced the full force of a heat cycle before.

Now, the heat that radiated through my body felt like fire, consuming every rational thought / had left.

My body ached with a need I didn't understand, and the intensity of it left me feeling unsteady, weak.

Leo's hands were gentle as they moved along my back, offering comfort, but also stoking the embers of the fire burning inside me.

't fight it," he murmured, his voice a soft plea. "Let me help you. We're mates, Sherry. This is natural"

I trembled in his arms, torn between the desire to push him away and the overwhelming need to be closer to him.

He was right-every instinct screamed that we were meant to be together, that only he could ease the relentless ache spreading through my body.

My fingers dug into his shirt, but I couldn't bring myself to let go.

Leo's lips brushed against my neck, sending a shiver down my spine.

"If you don't let me help you, the heat will come back, and it will only get worse. It's painful, Sherry. Trust me."

My resolve crumbled in that moment, and I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding.

His touch was intoxicating, and with every kiss, every caress, the haze of my heat cycle took over completely. When I awoke the next morning, the room was empty.

The spot beside me in the bed where Leohad been was cold, and an uneasy feeling settled in my chest.

I reached over to find a small note left on the pillow:

Elizabeth

*You're past the worst of it now. The war is about to begin, and I need to make preparations. I didn't want to wake you, but I've left breakfast for your in the dining room. No matter what happens, I want you to know that I will always love you. Stay safe. - Leo"

The words made my chest tighten, and I wasn't sure if it was from lingering emotion or confusion.

Everything that had happened last night-everything he had said, everything we had shared-it felt monumental, yet I was left feeling.. incomplete.

still hung

phone and it

but rather Orlando's intention to take me to settle there on a permanent basis, where the music scene was stronger and more conducive to my

that I'm going to say goodbye to the people and things

made up

about this decision on

of bed, feeling the remnants of last night's passion echo through my body, but I quickly pushed those thoughts

too clouded

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made my way downstairs, hoping the breakfast he'd mentioned would at least distract

were Ceccily and Derrick-eating the

The audacity.

a self-satisfied smirk

you don't mind. Since I'll be the Mistress of Silvermoon soon, I figured I should

as I approached the table,

the servants came up to me, her eyes wide

to stop them, Miss Sherry,

servant off and turned my

I asked, "Who told you you could touch anything in the house or eat this

crimson as her expression wavered between outrage and

desperately tried to maintain her

with a strained grin. "What's wrong with sharing

was steady but firm

words hung in the air like a

anger, barely concealed until now, surged

mistake," she hissed, eyes flashing. Tve heard the news-Leo is heading to war. The rogues are ruthless this time, and there's a very real chance he won't come back alive. What will you do then, huh? When you're left alone with no one to rely on?" Her voice sharpened as she leaned forward. "If you start treating

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of her offer,

stand on my

who had been quiet up until now, finally

face as he chewed obnoxiously, making a show of loudly sharping the food that was never

a playful glint in them

of him made

crawl. I took a slow, deliberate step toward

said, my voice dangerously soft, "are you