The Ultimate Beast World Glow-Up novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28 Soothe

“Matriarch, don’t be afraid. I’m here.

“Sleep. Everything’s fine.”

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When Rosalie’s face relaxed, the shadow straightened and started to leave. But her hand shot up and caught his wrist.

Her eyes shimmered in the dark like stars breaking through clouds.

She looked at the tall, quiet figure and asked in a soft but steady tone, “Leon, it’s been you, hasn’t it? These past few nights?”

It was always him who soothed her, always him who pulled her out of the nightmares.

She had suspected it before, but tonight she finally caught him.

Leon said nothing, yet his silence gave her the answer.

Rosalie’s voice lowered. “Why?”

Leon finally moved. His palm covered the back of her hand, his touch burning hot against her skin.

In the darkness, his eyes glowed with a fierce light. His deep voice broke through the quiet. “Matriarch, I love you.”

Rosalie’s pupils trembled. The words struck her like a blow. She froze, speechless, her breath caught in her chest.

Her mind spun. He had said he despised her. Now he claimed he loved her.

Both couldn’t be true. One of them was a lie.

Had she slipped somehow? Was this just another test from him?

Her thoughts sharpened fast. She couldn’t afford to trust blindly. Leon was clever, cautious, and suspicious. She had to stay alert.

Rosalie pulled her hand free and spoke with calm precision. “Leon, you saved my life. That’s why I promised you’d be the first to go free. I made that promise, and I’ll keep it.

“I can’t respond to your feelings. I’m sorry.”

Deep inside, Rosalie still couldn’t believe a man as cold and detached as Leon could truly fall in love with her.

Then her breath caught. Leon suddenly sank to his knees in front of the bed, his posture straight, his eyes

locked on hers.

“What are you doing?” Rosalie stepped down, startled.

Leon’s voice was quiet and low. “Matriarch, I know you‘ not her.”

Her pulse stopped. Her pupils trembled. He had found something out. He was here to confirm it.

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Her mind raced, grasping for a way to cover herself.

“I know everything,” Leon said softly.

“But I won’t say a word. Because I love you.”

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His voice lingered in the stillness. His eyes were deep and dark, like ink spilling across midnight. For one fragile second, Rosalie felt naked under that gaze, as if he could see every secret she had.

Rosalie steadied her voice. “I am who I am. Who else could I be?

“You must be exhausted. You’re imagining things that aren’t real.”

Her words sounded weak, even to herself. Leon’s lips curved. He gave a small laugh. It was quiet, but it hit like sunlight cutting through ice.

“Perhaps I am.

“But my feelings are real. I won’t sign the release. I want to stay with you.

“When you smile, I’ll smile. When you hurt, I’ll hurt too

Leon lifted his head. The chill in his eyes melted into warmth that wrapped around her like silk.

Rosalie met his gaze and shook her head. Leon’s chest tightened.

“I’m sorry,” she said softly. “Micah is already my beastman.”

Something in Leon shattered. His shoulders trembled as he knelt there.

It wasn’t that Rosalie was bound by tradition. She had just accepted Micah. To take Leon, too, would be too fast.

Her feelings for Leon were a mess. He had saved her. He had stood by her. And now, he knew the truth- that she wasn’t who she claimed to be.

If she let him leave, would he expose her?

Rosalie studied his face. Leon seemed to understand what she feared. His expression dimmed. “You don’t need to worry, Matriarch. I’ll never speak of it.

“If you truly wish me gone, then tomorrow,” his voice dropped, “I’ll sign the letter of release.

“I’ll never trouble you.”

The words tore from him like glass breaking. A single tear slipped down, hit the floor, and vanished into the dust.

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