Chapter 202 Cold Denial
Leslie’s POV
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Kirby stood in front of me. The glow from the tablet lit up the silhouette of the girl in the red dress.
My heart jolted violently–like a de had pierced through my chest.
Asphodel sneered in my mind, his voice sharp as steel. “He knows, Leslie! But so what? Admit it, and you’ll only hurt more!”
I forced myself to stay calm. My gaze swept across his trembling hands and reddened eyes.
His voice was hoarse, almost pleading. “Why… why did you never tell me?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Alpha,” I replied coldly, my voice like ice—masking the storm raging inside me.
Four years ago. The Bloodfang Arena. The air reeked of sweat and blood.
I had watched him, surrounded by underground fighters, his body drenched in blood, his consciousness slipping away.
I hadn’t hesitated. I activated the stealth technique, moved like a shadow, took them down one by one, threw him over my shoulder, and carried him through those massive doors.
The sunlight pierced through the darkness andnded on my face, but my heart felt like it would explode.
That was how I repaid the life debt he once saved me from.
I never wanted him to know. Because it had been the purest, most foolish thing I’d ever done.
Asphodel growled, <i>“</i>Admitting it would be admitting <i>you </i>were a fool<i>! </i><i>That </i>girl <i>who </i>loved him—she died a <i>long </i><i>time </i>ago!”
1 lowered my eyes, dodging the intensity in his stare.
His voice continued, broken by <b>pain </b>and remorse. “Leslie.. it was you, wasn’t it? That woman in the Bloodfang Arena–it was you!”
I clenched my teeth and forced my tone to remain steady.
“No,” I said, my voice as cold as a chasm. ‘You’ve got the wrong person, Alpha.”
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His expression froze. Shock and pain shed across his face like I’d just stabbed him.
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I knew what he was hoping for–that I would admit it, that there would still be something real
between us.
But I wouldn’t give him that.
That memory was a scar–proof of the price I paid, the beginning of everything heter betrayed.
“Leslie,” he growled, his voice nearly begging, “don’t lie to me. It was you. I know it was you!”
Asphodel scoffed. <i>“</i><i>Let </i><i>him </i><i>suffer</i>, Leslie! <i>He </i><i>doesn’t </i><i>deserve </i><i>your </i><i>truth</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>
I raised my head and looked him straight in the eyes. My voice was cold and unwavering. “Before our marriage, we had never met, Alpha. You’ve got the wrong person.”
His body swayed, as if the words had struck him in the gut. Thest spark of hope in his eyes slowly extinguished.
But I didn’t feel lighter.
If anything, it felt like something heavy had copsed on my chest–so heavy I couldn’t breathe.
What would admitting it change? That I once charged into the Bloodfang Arena for him? That I once loved him down to my very bones?
All it would do… is hurt me more.
“Leave,” I said quietly. My voice was frozen stiff. “I’m tired.”
He stood there in silence–like a statue carved from regret.
Kirby’s POV
Leslie’s denial was a de straight through my heart–bleeding, merciless.
Lance roared inside me, his voice so full of pain it nearly tore me in two. “She won’t admit it! She doesn’t want us anymore!”
I stood in her hospital room, the air as cold as the bottom of the sea. Every breath stabbed.
I looked down at her–her shoulder still wrapped in gauze, her skin pale as paper–but her eyes, still bright and fierce, pierced me like stars from Rogue Pack’s sky. I couldn’t meet them.
My pride–my Alpha’s dignity–shattered under her indifference.
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“Leslie,” I said, voice breaking in my throat, “I was wrong.”
She looked up. Her gaze was cial, not a single ripple in it.
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I gritted my teeth and forced the words out. “I know I hurt you. I ignored you, dismissed you, let you suffer in Crimson Moon Pack. I thought you needed protection. But I was wrong… you were stronger than I ever imagined. You saved my life.”
Lance growled. “Say it! Tell her how much you regret it!”
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