Apocalypse Prefer the Beast World Real Estate Market (Joyread) 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

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