Leonard.
The way Theresa suddenly acted around me…It didn't sit right.
There was a softness in her movements now, a hesitation in the way she spoke, the way she looked at me, almost shy, almost unsure. It was so different from what I remembered that it left me feeling…uneasy.
Six years ago, she had been nothing like this, she had been bold, fearless in a way that caught me off guard.
I could still remember the moment clearly, how she had stood in front of me and confessed her feelings without flinching, without holding anything back. There had been no doubt in her eyes then, no hesitation, just certainty and yet…I had pushed her away.
Not because I didn't feel anything.
Not because I didn't love her.
But because, at the time, I believed she was a distraction.
A dangerous one.
Back then, I was only an acting Alpha, still trying to prove myself, still carrying the weight of expectations I could not afford to fail.
