After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 124

Confusion washed over me until I heard Leo's voice by the floor-to-ceiling window.

"Even if the Oceanheart pack comes to me on their own initiative, I won't cooperate with them. This matter ends here. The project is terminated, no need to persuade me anymore," he said, his tone firm and unyielding.

I watched as he hung up the phone, ignoring the angry voice from the other side.

Leo sighed, rubbing the back of his neck before turning around, his eyes meeting mine.

"How long have you been awake?" he asked, his voice softer now.

Not long. Why are you here?" I shifted under the covers, trying to hide my embarrassment.

He smiled slightly.

"I came looking for you last night. When I got here, you were asleep at the desk, about to fall out of your chair. I couldn't just leave you like that."

My face flushed, remembering the warm embrace in my sleep. "That was you..."

Leo nodded, walking over to the bed. "You've been working too hard."

I quickly changed the subject. "Was that about work?"

Leo sát down, his expression darkening slightly.

"There was supposed to be a deal between Silvermoon and Oceanheart, but after everything that happened with Aria and Andrew trying to take control... I can't trust them."

I nodded, remembering the issues I'd noticed before.

"I told you Oceanheart wasn't a good partner. Their products might be profitable, but the quality is terrible."

"You did tell me," he admitted, a look of regret crossing his face. "I should've listened."

There was a pause, a moment where we both felt the weight of past mistakes.

But then Leo spoke again, his voice quieter, more vulnerable.

"I've been thinking a lot about you lately," he said. "I wasn't this anxious when you were my Luna. Now... everything feels off. I miss you."

I didn't know what to say, but before I could respond, he continued, "Come back to the pack, please. I need you."

I stood by the window, staring out at the city lights that flickered in the distance.

The soft hum of traffic below filled the silence of the room.

Leo's voice, steady yet pleading, echoed in my mind, but I couldn't bring myself to return to Silvermoon.

Not yet. Maybe not ever.

"I can't, Leo," I said, my voice soft but firm. "I've been very busy lately, and I really don't have the time."

Leo stood across from me, his tall frame casting a shadow in the dim light of the room.

For a moment, he looked as though he expected this, his eyes momentarily clouding with disappointment.

But then he straightened his posture, brushing the rejection aside like he always did.

"What's keeping you so busy?" he asked, his tone casual but tinged with curiosity.

I gestured toward the workbench in the corner of the room, where a half-restored violin lay in the soft glow of the lamp.

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Leo blinked in surprise, stepping closer to examine it.

"I didn't know you had this skill," he said, his brow furrowing as he studied the delicate instrument.

"Where did you learn to do this?"

I smiled a little, shrugging as I wiped my hands on a cloth.

"I'm a music student, and at one time I worked part-time in a store that restored musical instruments, and I learned a lot of skills. If I hadn't marries you, maybe I would have become a blacksmith who repaired instruments." Leo's face softened, the usual hardness in his expression fading into something resembling sorrow,

He stepped closer, his hand hovering near the violin but not touching it.

shouldn't work so hard," he murmured, his voice laced with concern. "Let someone else take care of these things."

I let out a small laugh, shaking my head. "I like doing it, Leo. It's... calming."

His gaze shifted from the violin to me, and a flicker of something darker crossed his face when he asked, "Who does this violin belong to?

"Narik," I replied, wiping a thin layer of dust from the instrument.

"He bought it from an old shop, but it was in bad shape. He asked me to restore it."

Leo's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Narik? That's the same Narik I pay a hefty salary to every year, isn't it? He's good at making money-so why in the world would he buy a broken violin and ask you to fix it?"

I could hear the annoyance in his voice, and it made me pause.