Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0041

Chapter 0041

With that, Noah extricated himself from my arms and turned on his heel–stalking off into the crowd without another word or backward glance.

The song hadn’t even ended.

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Hours later, long after the guests had gone home and the servants had cleared the ballroom, I paced the bathroom connected to my private chambers like a caged lioness.

Every few moments, my fingers would drift to the soft silk robe draped over my nude form, toying with it as I considered… and dismissed the notion of leaving it open.

With a huff, I whirled to face the mirror again–examining my reflection with a critical eye. Loose waves of hair tumbled freely over my shoulders, rich and glossy from the indulgent bath oils I had lathered in my hair. The whole room smelled like lavender and sage, a dizzying, heady combination.

here by now. He had told me he would stop by my chambers before he left for the

schoolgirl? I wasn’t in love with him anymore- and hadn’t been for a long time–and it wasn’t even our

against the bedroom door made me start, my gaze swinging

on my most sultry smile–the one that always made Noah’s pupils go wide. Then, with

a ‘hello‘, his demeanor all business. I sighed, shutting the door behind him, and turned to find him now

his voice trailed off. His eyes dropped lower, down toward my

of my blood rush to my face. At some point during my rush to open the door, my robe had fallen open after all–revealing

rhythmic bob of Noah’s throat as he swallowed hard- forcing his stare upwards to meet mine again, his jaw clenched hard enough

between us. Then, finally, I slowly lifted my hand and pulled the robe closed. I made sure to let my finger trail lazily across

again, Noah ground out in a strained rasp, “We need to talk.

on.” I sauntered over to the settee and sat down, leaning back on my palms and crossing my legs. The robe fell open around

as he visibly steeled himself. You were right earlier, there was… an ulterior motive behind my gift. I want

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