impul jeway, to distance myself from the
Rolin had always been there, a constant presence, Int now pow it felt different.
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beit something in the may be held any gue made it diffinit
There was a pull been un, something unspoken yet powerful, and it left meme conflicted than er
As we sat there, the wiht light of the piss lounge casting a gentle glow around ther of porced the fire forking in the shadowshed
Hidden behind a rotter, Aria watched in with na
narrowed eyes.
Helps curled it a sly smile at the pulled her phone, zooming in on the cape before her.
With a quick top, she captured
(moment – Walin holding my hand, his lips just inches from my skin, while looked at him with a mon of surprise and
fun as she mapped the picture, I felt an odd
ke someone was watching me
⠀ Framed my head slightly, scanner, he room, but saw nothing out of the ordinary
Arsa had already slipped away, her mission accomplished.
Back in her room, Aria smirked as the reviewed the photo on her phone
It was a perfect shot, capturing the moment in all its ambiguity.
She sent the image to Lea with a smirk, confident that it would ignite the jealousy the so desperately wanted to str
With this picture, Leo must have hated to kill them for cheating
Thinking about it, Aria couldn’t wait for Leo’s response.
She waited for his response, tapping her fingers impatiently against the side of her phone
But as the minutes ticked by with no reply, her irritation grew.
Why want be responding? With a hoff, she sent the photo again, this time with a taunting message.
Honey, did you see? Your precious Lama is out on a date with another man She didn’t waste any time, did she?”
Aria hit send her grin widening
But a moment later, her smag expression faltered when the message failed to deliver.
Confusion turned to frustration as the realized that she had been blocked.
Anger simmered beneath the surface as she stared at her phone in disbelief.
Just then, her phone buzzed with an incoming call.
She checked the caller ID. and her heart leaped in excitement–it was Len
She answered quickly, already forming her words of complaint
“Leu, did you block me by mistake? You’re supposed to block Elizabeth, pot met Add me back-
But Leo’s voice cut through her whining, cold and distant
“Aria, we’re done. Stop with these childish games and move on. Em warning you stay out of my life
The line went dead before she could respond, leaving Aria stunned, her face contorted with fury.
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She clenched her phone tightly, anger boiling over as she realized she had pushed him too far
Meanwhile, in his office, Len
The image of Kolm and me lingered on the ser
risinder of the
In the photo. I looked m verené, my expremiem miftened by the music and Rollin’s attention
Lee’s jaw tightened as he stared at the picture, his grip on the phone tightening until his kurkles turned white,
For a long moment, he fought to keep his composure, breathing deeply to suppress the dark thoughts swirling in his minet.
1 the more he looked at the image, the mice the jealousy gnawed at him.
His heart ached with a familiar pain, a mix of anger, regret, and longing that he couldn’t thake.
Tinally, he couldn’t hold it in any longer.
With a sudden burst of frustration, he swept the documents from his desk onto the floor, the papers scattering in disarray
The act was a brief release, but it did little to calm the storm inside him.
As he stood there, breathing heavily, the door to bas offer opened, and Leo’s Beta Panther walked in
He fruze, taken aback by the sight of the mess.
For a moment, BLTA hesitated before bending down to collect the scattered documents
BETA had seen this side of Leo before-volatile, cold, prone to outbursts
It was a side of him that had been more prevalent before Elizabeth came into his life
Her presence had softened him, brought out a gentler, more patient side that few people ever saw.
But now, with her gune, Leo seemed to be slipping back into his old ways, the temper that had once defined him resurfacing
“The flight to Sereia City is hooked for early this morning,” BLTA said catiously, keeping his tone neutral.
“You can leave for the airport now if you wish.”
Leo didn’t respond immediately, his eyes fed on the phone in his hand.
Finally, he nodded, though the irritation in his expression hadn’t faded.
“I know,” he muttered, his voice edged with frustration
