After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

hapter 4 Chapter

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The next day, I was jolted awake by my phone ringing non-stop.

It was Emma.

"Liz, the more I think about it, the more I realise that something wasn't right yesterday. What's wrong with Leo? You've been together for three years, why is he getting colder instead?"

I hesitated.

I didn't know what to say.

Logically, I knew I should have been furious when he left me standing there. But instead, I felt nothing-because by now, I had grown numb to it.

Just then, a message popped up on my screen.

[There's a party in the Silvermoon pack tonight. I'll pick you up.]

I paused, a little surprised.

He rarely invites me to any of his business functions, and now it seems he wants to make it

up to me.

[Yesterday was just a work thing. Don't overthink it.]

Leo hadn't changed- he was still as self-absorbed as ever, always thinking that a few gestures could fix everything.

Our fights never lasted long- he'd always follow his same process, like clockwork, to solve them. Once he'd worked through his process, it didn't matter if I agreed or not. In his mind, the problem was already solved. And if I pushed further, he'd just leave me alone, his eyes questioning, "Why are you being so unreasonable?"

He never realized that some things couldn't be "fixed" like that.

Chapter 4

The emotions between two people aren't like work.

You can streamline work, but love doesn't follow a formula.

[Okay.]

I got dressed, did my makeup, and put on my most elegant outfit.

I stared at myself in the mirror, but couldn't muster a smile.

Once, I would have been thrilled that he wanted to take me to meet his colleagues.

But now, I only felt exhausted.