Melting Her Cold Heart
Chapter 167

Chapter 167: 167

Meanwhile, as Esme and Alicia followed Leonardo to where the cars were parked, they encountered Alpha Dane and Dawson. They instinctively became more cautious, but that also had their hearts accelerating, and the abnormality was at once noticed by Leonardo.

He looked at them and found nothing wrong, but once his eyes caught sight of Aloha Dane nearby. He immediately understood why.

’The healer wasn’t lying after all,’ he thought. He had believed her when she told him everything, but he didn’t think it would get to the extent that the mere sight of him would frighten the girl so much.

He looked at her and didn’t know how to address her. Grant hadn’t said anything about it yet. Although it would only be right to call her the queen, she was yet to be crowned, and no one else knew about her being the king’s mate.

"Miss Esmeralda," he called and even walked around them to shield them from the direction of Alpha Dane. Esme looked at him silently, waiting for him to state his reason for calling her.

"I can tell that you do not like your alpha, may I ask why?" He asked as though he didn’t already know why.

Meanwhile, Esme looked down and wondered if it was that obvious or if he was the one who was really good at reading people. She bit on her lower lip until it almost drew blood. When the pain was becoming too much to bear, she released it as she realized that there was no point in inflicting pain on herself.

She briefly looked back at him. "I am sorry, but I do not wish to talk about that," she said, minting eye contact for a second longer before she looked away. It has become a habit of hers not to look anyone in the eyes. At first, it always got her into trouble with the pack and Dane and his children.

They would tell her never to look at anyone because it was shameful to have someone like her stare at them. She learned not to meet anyone’s gaze or even stare at their faces the hard way, and now it has become a part of her.

Leonardo kept his gaze on her for a moment longer before he nodded and hummed. "I am sorry if I overstepped my boundaries," he said, his tone polite and respectful. Esme even saw him bow his head, and her heart skipped a beat.

She quickly looked around to see if anyone else had seen them. She then sighed in relief when it was only the three of them. The warriors were still busy with whatever Alpha Dane was saying to them.

They continued walking with Leonado beside them. The silence that lingered was appropriated as it gave them each a moment to their thoughts. But the silence aas disrupted when Esme’s name was yelled from behind them.

"Esmeralda!" Ophelia called. Her hurried steps could be heard chasing after them, but Esme continued walking ahead. She didn’t stop. Not even when Leonardo and Alicia stopped.

"I am talking to you and you are just keep going as if you can’t hear me," Ophelia was furious and esme could tell that from the anger in her voice but like before, she just continued walking.

Then she stopped when she didn’t see either Leonardo or Alicia behind her. "Aren’t we going anymore?" She asked, her voice measured. She tilted her head to the side as if confused at why they stopped.

"I am sorry, I thought she might be a friend of yours and stopped. But now I can see that I was terribly wrong, forgive me for that. I promise that won’t happen ever again," Leonardo said, and Esme nodded her head.

She looked at Alicia, who was trembling, and she sighed inwardly. Ophelia often tortured Alicia because she remained loyal and respectful towards Esme. And Alicia being just an omega and a maid in the pack, she had grown to fear Ophelia like none other.

"Alicia," she walked back to her and held her hand. It was a pity that Ophelia caught up to them because of this, but she couldn’t leave Alicia behind just because she wanted to avoid Ophelia.

"You don’t have to worry about her anymore. We are leaving, and she can’t do anything to you ever again," Esme said encouragingly to Alicia, and the girl just nodded her head.

"Didn’t you hear me calling you?" Ophelia, who had now closed the distance between them, asked, she was panting while glaring at Esme and Alicia, forgetting that they were in the company of someone else.

"Oh, you are still alive," Esme said with detachment, and she came to stand in front of Alicia to shield her from ophelia.

Hearing her question like that, Ophelia’s nose flared, and she pointed a finger at Esme, but it was swatted away. And the words that she was going to say remained stuck to her throat.

"We were going somewhere before you came barking. Step aside," Esme said. The command alone rendered Ophelia speechless.

"Sir Leonardo, could you please lead the way. My friend isn’t feeling so good. She needs to rest," Esme turned to Leonardo instead.

Leonardo finally took his eyes off the troublesome Ophelia. Until now, he couldn’t believe it. This was the Ophelia that Aloha had spoken so much about. His daughter whom he was proud of and she was like this? She shook his head inwardly.

"Yes. We are almost there," he said as he came to their side. "Miss Lancaster, if you mind, please step aside," he said. Although his words were polite, his tone was not.

Ophelia wanted to refuse, but when she looked into his eyes and they glazed over, albeit briefly, she swallowed the lump that suddenly formed in her throat. As his aura rolled off of him, her knees almost gave in, and she stepped aside instinctively while also trying not to submit to a man whose identity she did not know.

"The path has been cleared now. Please follow me," he said with a smile to Esme and Alicia.

"Next time, please be more careful. You have a strong aura, although you are a beta. It could rival some Alphas," Esme said, and he nodded but didn’t quite get what she was trying to say. "Alicia is an omega. It can be overwhelming for her."

"Forgive my negligence," Leonardo apologized.

Ophelia heard their exchange and help, wondering who he was. A beta with such a strong aura? "Then who is his Alpha?" She asked aloud.

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