After the Cold Marriage His Crazy Love (Iris and Julian) novel Chapter 144

Chapter 144 Seeing Him Again

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I had always felt light when I was with Tessa. Comfort brought people freedom, which was why I let my guard down.

I made a mistake.

I quickly covered my mark and turned to her with wide, startled eyes. My mouth opened to speak but shut just as fast. I was at a loss.

My determination to hide my virginity was something I’d clung to the moment I graduated.

Crap. Was Tessa going to reveal it to the whole school? I mean, there was no reason for her to do it, but-

“Please don’t tell anyone,” I pleaded.

“That’s so cool.”

I paused for a while, turning to her with semi-wide eyes. “What?”

The smile on her face was genuine as she lifted her hand. “Can I?” she asked, gesturing to the mark.

I pursed my lips and nodded. “It’s a storm,” she muttered.

“Yeah,” I echoed. “It’s very obvious

against my skin, right?”

“It’s pretty,” she said, her smile widening. “Have you been hiding it all this time?”

I nodded with a dejected sigh. “I-I just don’t want to deal with all the trouble. I’m sorry if I hid it from you.”

“Why would you be?” she asked, lightly nudging my shoulder. “You’re not obligated to share these things with other people. And I completely understand where you’re coming from.”

“Don’t worry,” she continued, looking sincerely into my eyes. “I’m not going to tell anyone unless you want me to.”

I sighed in relief, pulling her into a hug. “Thank you.”

“Now come on,” she said, quickly shifting the topic, “let me fix this dress for you.”

I chuckled with a nod, turning back around as she worked the strings of the complicated dress.

After a couple more minutes, we were finally on our way to the party. Most wolves had their own cars. driving past us with luxury and style.

“Bus?” she asked.

I nodded without any complaint. There were a couple of students inside, and they all turned our way the

moment we entered.

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I froze and placed my hand over my scent gland. As we sat, I turned to Tessa and whispered, “Is my mark covered well?”

“Yes,” Tessa whispered back. “The one I used is waterproof.”

“Then why are they staring?”

A small smile appeared on her lips, amusement swirling in her eyes. “Because of you.”

I tilted my head in confusion, casting a glance at the other students.

“What did I say? You look banging in that dress.”

I nearly laughed at her insinuation. I shook my head. There were way too many beautiful women in this school.

“They’re definitely staring at you,” I retorted. Tessa smirked and shook her head.

“Whatever you say, Arden.”

We arrived around ten minutes later, and it seemed the party was already on full blast. The moment we entered the premises of the Elite Mansions, it felt like I was in a completely different world.

It was even bigger than our house back in the West-and that was considering my dad was one of the Deltas.

Each house was at least five hundred square meters, and that wasn’t counting the open areas. They had their own playground and fountain. Along with that, it seemed some of the houses had their own resorts.

“Who’s throwing this party again?” I whispered to Tessa.

“The West,” she said. “I believe their highest-ranking officials live here.”

“Must be nice,” I muttered, looking around. This was the type of house my parents could spend a fortune

brother. Yet, a penny for me was something they couldn’t even spare. on for

my

I shook my head with a sigh.

“It’s packed,” she said. “I think everyone is here.”

Just then, a commotion sounded at the entrance of the house. We all turned our attention and saw Alpha Cade by the door.

Even without saying anything, he had captured everyone’s attention, with both men and women eager to impress him.

He was wearing a very simple outfit–just light-wash jeans and a white polo. Yet somehow, he stood out among those in flashier clothes.

He was accompanied by two other men,

both equally attractive.

“Calm down,” the one with short hair and tan skin said, smiling at everyone, “there’s enough of Cade to go

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around.”

Cade only nudged his shoulder, but the guy was thrown back a couple of steps. A small gasp escaped my lips. Just how strong was he?

There were a couple of attempts to get close to Cade, but the two by his side didn’t let anyone past them.

He was about to walk past our section, so I pulled Tessa to the side, walking until we were in a secluded hallway.

For some reason, I didn’t want him to see me after the… kiss.

I was still embarrassed by it, and I didn’t know how to face him.

Tessa turned to me with a small smile. “So, you’re avoiding him now?”

I was sure my red cheeks were giving me away. Still, I shook

my

head.

“No,” I cleared my throat. “There were just way too many people in that area.”

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