Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 45

Chapter 0045

Chapter 0045

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I was an engaged listener, laughing at all the right moments and politely sipping my coffee. To any outsiders who were listening, we were like old friends spending time together.

Eventually, though, the curious bystanders seemed to lose interest. The restaurant began to thin out, and finally, our conversation was able to shift toward… darker topics. Our voices dropped a bit, and it became just a bit more difficult to keep my smile plastered to my sore lips.

“I have to ask,” Drake said, swirling the wine in his glass pensively, “how did things get so… complicated between you and Noah? Aside from the obvious, I mean.”

I felt a pang in my chest at the vague mention of Zoe, but I pushed it aside with a soft snort.

“That’s the million–dollar question, isn’t it? Noah and I we really were good together. We got along in a lot of ways.”

I took a sip of my coffee, letting the bitterness of it linger on my tongue for a long

g moment.

way, things shifted. He grew distant, cold, always putting the pack’s interests before my own. And… her…” I trailed off with

as

humorless laugh. “They always were the star–crossed lovers, weren’t they? And what were we? Unwilling

my head.

eyes searched my face.

my… old behavior. My inability to stand up for myself. My lack of confidence and low self esteem. And then I thought about Drake’s cheating, and I met his gaze. “Maybe we’re not as blameless as it seems.” I paused, sucking in a deep

anymore.”

hate her, then?

no. It’s not Zoe’s fault that she was

“Although I do wish


on the stem of his glass. “It sounds like you have a very unique perspective on

I had died in my bathroom. “But I’m learning to accept it all and move on, one

and opened the door for us, and I gathered my clutch as Drake settled the check with

mansion. The car was silent, each of us lost deep in thought. Finally, the mansion came

This was nice,” I said, unbuckling my

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