Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0042

Hannah

I couldn’t help but bark out a laugh at Noah’s ridiculous request.

“Call off the divorce?” I echoed, shaking my head slowly as my amusement faded into disbelief. “You can’t be serious.”

Noah’s jaw clenched, his gaze hardening. “I am completely serious, Hannah. This divorce could jeopardize everything for Nightcrest–our chances of hosting the Lunar Festival, our alliances with other packs, our reputation… our entire standing as a pack.”

I shot to my feet at his words–my silk robe swirling around my ankles as I whirled to face him fully. “Are you honestly telling me the only reason you want to stop this is for political gain?” I demanded.

Noah flinched almost imperceptibly at my venom, but his tone was measured as he responded. “It’s our pack, Hannah. It’s our duty to consider what’s good for Nightcrest.”

I strode “And pray, tell me, how staying in a miserable sham of a marriage would be good for Nightcrest? forward, jabbing my finger into his chest. “Besides, you could just marry Zoe once I’m gone; it won’t be your reputation that will suffer, thanks to you and your star–crossed lover.”

form crowded over me. I sucked in a sharp breath as he pressed me back against the wall,

chest on fire- only this

back, jutting my chin out at him. “You’ll keep going on as you have been? Bedding me once a month like a little doll to keep on the shelf, sleeping in

teeth, each word measured and precise. “If it’s

an instant, replacing any hint of desire that

dare he? How dare he reduce my

enough to make him stumble back a step. Then, with an exaggerated roll of my shoulders, I

spine straight, every inch of my nudity on full

this what you want?” I spat, gesturing toward my naked body with bitter disdain. “Because

in the sight of me. He opened his

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