Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0056

Me? She was envious of me? I didn’t believe it.

opened my mouth to protest, but Emma held up a hand, effectively silencing me.

“Please, let me finish,” she begged. “It wasn’t until recently that I realized how toxic and damaging that mindset was not just for my self–esteem, but for my overall wellbeing. I was so focused on measuring myself against other women that I completely lost sight of my own worth and value as an individual.”

“And,” she added, “I was cruel to you in turn. Don’t think for a second that I didn’t know what I was doing all those years when I was giving you backhanded compliments and making snide remarks.”

She reached across the table then, giving my hand a gentle squeeze. “But you helped open my eyes to that, Hannah, whether you intended to or not–between your acceptance of Zoe, and the advice and hug you gave me at the charity ball. And for that, I’m truly grateful.”

I stared at her for a long moment, feeling an unexpected surge of emotion welling up in my chest. All these years, I had hated her guts–and she had hated mine. But now..

“Emma, I… I don’t know what to say, I finally managed, my voice little more than a rasp. Part of me wondered if she was toying with me, trying to give me a false sense of security, but I saw nothing but sincerity in her eyes.

She was telling the truth.

smile as she patted my hand. “You don’t have to say anything, Hannah. Just know that if you ever need someone to talk to, someone

had inexplicably sprung to

Her smile widened. “Friends?”

replied, my

steadying breath. “In the spirit of things… If I’m being honest… things between Noah and me have’t been great lately, either,” I

Emma’s brow furrowed

press for details, simply

said softly. “But

tapped my wedding ring

my seat. My wedding ring glinted in the light, and I gathered her implications. I nodded. “A divorce is on the horizon,” I whispered. “But… I don’t think that my approval ratings are even high enough for me to make it on my

that Nightcrest is just as much yours as it is Noah’s,

“What do you-”

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