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.

something still

my phone and it read:

or a gig, but rather Orlando's intention to take me to settle there on a permanent basis, where the music scene

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

up my

decision on his birthday yesterday,

feeling the remnants of last night's passion

too clouded to sort

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downstairs, hoping the breakfast he'd mentioned would at least distract me

at the table, were Ceccily and Derrick-eating the breakfast Leo

The audacity.

from her plate, a

of Silvermoon soon, I figured I should

I approached the table, the cold

up to me, her eyes wide

them, Miss Sherry,

off and turned my

was sharp as I asked, "Who told you you

crimson as her expression wavered between outrage and

as she desperately

strained grin. "What's wrong with sharing

voice was steady but firm as I replied, "We are not family. And right now, you're going to leave

air like

anger, barely concealed until

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 us

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the absurdity of her

said, my tone calm but resolute. "My reliance is not on Lea. I stand on my own. This

had been quiet up until now, finally locked up

as he chewed obnoxiously, making a show of loudly sharping the food that was

to mine, a playful glint in them as if daring me

sight of him made my

entitlement-it made my skin crawl. I took a slow, deliberate step

voice