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.”

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. “And you just couldn’t wait

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

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

senses. Noah’s eyes were blazing, his pupils practically

like the entire world had narrowed to this–just the two of us, the sound of my

to the heated tension that had built up between us. As I struggled to catch my

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 satisfaction. Squaring

practically purred, arching into his touch as our bodies swayed together, “You didn’t seem

down to guide his hand lower, settling

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