Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0040

Hannah

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Noah pulled me onto the dance floor with perhaps a bit more force than was strictly necessary, his grip firm around my waist as the music swelled around us. His brow was furrowed, jaw set in a tense line as he met my gaze head–on.

“What was that about giving Drake a tour of the pack?” he bit out without preamble, his tone laced with a mixture of exasperation and… something else. Jealousy, maybe? No. Not jealousy. Why would Noah ever actually feel jealousy toward me and not his precious Zoe?

I arched a brow, feigning nonchalance despite the sensation of my heart fluttering in my chest. “Does it matter? It’s not really any of your business anymore, is it?”

Noah’s eyes flashed at my words, but I pressed on before he could retort. “But if you must know, I agreed to show him around the pack’s territory tomorrow. He seemed… interested in learning more before he makes any decisions about the Lunar Festival.”

as his grip on me tightened ever so slightly. His fingers dug slightly into my lower back, their warmth pressing through the soft silk of my dress.

tone, I opened my mouth with the intent to deliver a scathing retort–but the words caught in my throat as Noah abruptly dipped me low. My heart stuttered as his face hovered just inches from mine, our bodies pressed flush together

very carefully, Hannah,” Noah growled in a low, dangerous tone that sent a flush of heat radiating outwards from my belly to my

of his cologne overwhelmed my senses. Noah’s eyes were blazing, his pupils practically

my blood rushing through my ears, the sensation of his fingers gripping one of my thighs and pulling it

heated tension that had built up between us. As I struggled to catch my breath and collect my

Undeniably, irrevocably jealous–of Drake and the implication

realization struck me like a bolt of lightning, sending a shock through my core–and filling me with an unexpected sense of

touch as our bodies swayed together, “You didn’t

ticked again, but I didn’t give him the chance to speak. Boldly, I reached down to guide his hand lower, settling it at

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