Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

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Last Updated:2024-03-09 14:09:25

Noah stared in shock as Zoe glided across the stage towards him, a young boy in tow. The other new pack members instinctively parted for her, like a pair of hands parting reeds in a river. Paparazzi clambered to the front of the audience as they tried to be the first to catch a picture of the reunited lovers.

Noah stiffened at the thought of how Hannah was going to react to Zoe’s return. He glanced briefly at Hannah, but she was not looking at Zoe. She was looking at him.

Why would she be looking at him? Did Hannah think that he had something to do with Zoe’s return? Did she think that he had chosen not to tell her about it?

He had been too busy with other pack duties to even deal with the applications for new pack members himself. There was no way that he could have known about Zoe’s return, let alone warn Hannah about it.

Noah could not remember seeing Zoe’s name among those on the list of new pack members that Scott had given him in advance of the Acceptance Ceremony. He searched his mind for any hint that this was going to happen, for any memory of being told that Zoe was going to arrive, let alone with a child. Nothing.

A mixture of anger and confusion built up inside of Noah. He wanted to charge over to Scott and confront him right that moment, but he knew that he could not, not during the middle of a ceremony, not in public, and certainly not on live TV. Instead, he mentally pulled himself together so that no one would be able to detect his internal turmoil.

Noah offered Zoe a smile as she came to a halt in front of him.

“My son, Adam, and I wish to seek refuge under Alpha Noah’s rule in the Nightcrest Pack,” Zoe declared.

Noah just barely stopped himself from stumbling over the next part of the ceremony. To everyone present, though, it appeared as though he completed it flawlessly.

has been accepted,” he said. “Please, have you and your son state

to the Nightcrest Pack…”

allegiance, Noah established a mindlink

about Zoe’s return? he

the Lunar Festival, I thought it best to treat her like any other new pack member applicant, Scott defended his

He had been preoccupied with the competition among the packs to host the event, delegating the approval of new members to

why wouldn’t

Alpha Council voted to host the event would gain substantial tourism, business development, and support from the Alpha King. This event was the most important in the entire course of Noah’s time as Alpha of the Nightcrest Pack. Of course, he would put all of his time and energy into securing the Nightcrest Pack that honor.

back to his home, spending most of his time at his office, even sleeping there most nights. It didn’t hurt that working so much kept him away from Hannah’s emotional neediness, but

and Adam. The little boy was now trying to recite the pledge of allegiance and stumbling over some of the bigger words, so his mother was

that rich playboy Drake. If Zoe was now coming back to the Nightcrest Pack alone with her son, she must

would have never let Zoe get to this point if they had been together, and he and

he knew that it wouldn’t be fair to place

Pack, former Alpha Marcus had insisted, was all that could save the Nightcrest Pack from war at the time. Noah only did what was best for the pack,

telling Hannah and

back to him. It had been the worst night of his life. He could still feel the

each other again, until this Acceptance Ceremony. She was