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.

if something still hung between us,

moment, an alert popped up on my phone and it read:

mean a short trip or a gig, but rather Orlando's intention to take me to settle there on

to K Country for development also means that I'm going to say

made up

decision on his birthday yesterday, but too much had happened

the remnants of last night's passion echo through my

too clouded to

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

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

The audacity.

her plate, a self-satisfied smirk playing

of Silvermoon soon, I figured I should get used to things

I approached the

the servants came up to me, her

tried to stop them, Miss

off and turned

sharp as I asked, "Who told you you could touch anything in the house or

as her expression wavered between

lips twitched as she desperately tried to maintain

a strained

in demeanor, and my voice was steady but firm as I replied, "We

like a blade, and Cecily's

anger, barely concealed until now, surged 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 with a bit more respect now, maybe I'll consider letting you carry Derek's child. I'd

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of her offer, the sound

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

had been quiet up until now,

stretched across his face as he chewed obnoxiously, making a show of loudly sharping the food that was

eyes flicked to mine, a playful glint in

sight of him made my stomach

my skin crawl. I took a slow, deliberate step

my voice