Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0100

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“Indeed, indeed.” The Alpha waved a hand dismissively, his clever eyes raking over me in an appraising sort of way. “And this enchanting creature must be the lovely Luna Hannah. It’s been a while since we’ve met, Luna.”

I managed a terse smile and held out my hand. “It’s a pleasure, Alpha Matthias.”

“The pleasure is all mine.” The Alpha lifted my knuckles to his lips, his eyes crinkling at the corners as he kissed my knuckle. “And might I say, your beauty is simply unmatched this evening. Truly, Noah is a lucky

man.”

I felt Noah stiffen almost imperceptibly beside me, but simply smiled again and murmured my thanks. Seemingly satisfied, the Alpha clapped his hands together and turned an expectant look on Noah. “Now, Alpha, you know the rules–we mustn’t let our women go thirsty!“. With that, he reached out and waved over a waiter who was carrying a tray of bubbling champagne flutes. He took two and handed one to Noah, then held one out to me while he took a third for himself.

I felt my stomach drop. “Oh, no alcohol for me tonight, I said with a wave of my hand, refusing to the drink. “Thank you, though.”

take

shot me an almost offended look. “It’s customary for the host to drink to

and I began considering whether it would be easier to just take the glass and pretend to sip in order to avoid scrutiny. But before I could even

He shot me a meaningful look out of the corner

for the shortest of moments before he let out a deep, rumbling chuckle and

he handed the out glass that was meant for me toward Noah instead. Noah took it easily, now holding one drink in

simply, tipping one glass back and draining it in one

watched in disbelieving silence as he set the empty flute aside and lifted the second to his lips without preamble, seemingly unaffected by the bubbling champagne.

him on his feet. “Well done, well

and lumbered away, disappearing back into the crowd with a surprising litheness for a man of his age and stature. Noah watched him go, his expression

out and took my arm, steering me firmly toward the hallway

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Chapter 0100

“Noah, what-?”