Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 38

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Noah

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Noah watched as Hannah stalked off with a scowl, her hips swaying with each step. His jaw clenched as she disappeared into the crowd without a backward glance, her long black dress moving behind her.

She looked so… different lately. Was It Just because she had been eating more? No, he thought to himself. It’s not just that.

It wasn’t just her appearance. It was her demeanor, too. She was more confident, but also more abrasive.

Noah couldn’t decide if it infuriated him or turned him on.

Downing the last of his champagne, he set the empty flute on the bar with a soft clink and asked the bartender for another. As he waited, his jaw worked beneath his skin. That little display with Drake had. been entirely unnecessary on her part. Did she have to play up the fawning devotion quite so much?

No, of course she didn’t. She was trying to piss him off, to make him feel… what? Make him feel bad for getting her a gift?

“It’s not just a gift,” Noah’s wolf rumbled in the back of his mind. “You know that,”

I

Noah clenched his jaw even harder and exhaled through his nostrils. “I know. But how else am I going to get her to listen? I need her to-”

“Alpha Noah.” The sound of an all too familiar voice made Noah stiffen. “A word?”

He turned to find Drake regarding him with an inscrutable look, his piercing dark gaze entirely too knowing for Noah’s liking. With a deferential nod, Noah replied, “Of course, Alpha Drake. Shall we?”

Without waiting for Drake’s response, Noah strode off down the nearby hallway–putting some distance between them and the prying eyes of the gala crowd. Drake fell into step beside him, their footfalls echoing against the marble floors.

hated that he had to see Drake tonight–for Zoe’s sake. She was still an old friend, and a member of Nightcrest pack under his protection. Of course he didn’t want her to feel uncomfortable or

what was he supposed to do? Drake was on the Alpha

relatively isolated, his tone conversational. “I’ve heard some nasty rumors about the

about, Drake?” he asked. A ghost of a smile tugged at the corners of Drake’s lips. “Ah, Noah. You’ve never been one to mince words. I’ve always admired that about you.” He

“She did.”

to do with that? Your wife seemed to handle

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responded evenly, remembering how Hannah had hugged Zoe like old friends and had even given little Adam a toy. “But I assure you, I had no knowledge beforehand of Zoe’s choice to come here. It was

“To both of you?”

lips. “To

under his breath, his face betraying no emotion as they fell into a tense silence. Noah could practically taste the weight of

this time making no attempt to veil the undercurrent of steel in his tone. “I

eyes and folded his arms across his chest, leveling Drake with an unyielding stare. With all due respect, Alpha, I don’t believe that would be

feigning ignorance:

course Drake would play dumb–it was just like a scoundrel like him. Tamping down the urge to put the


his words sink in for a moment. 1 simply would

laughed. “It’s not like she fled

about

veneer cracked–a flash of something dark and volatile flickering across his features. Noah

as quickly as it had come, the look was gone.

low, measured tone. His eyes bored into Noah’s with an accusatory glint. “Tell me–were these notions planted by Zoe herself? Or did

to keep his expression impassive. Yes, he and Zoe had a history–but that was all before any of them got married. He never would have

assure you, there is nothing unsavory about my relationship with Zoe. She

“My mistake. It’s just that Zoe was never one to run away from her problems before. I can’t help but wonder if certain…. outside factors influenced

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