Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0058

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Part of that was true–the clear–headed part. I had picked up a slight obsession with alcohol since Noah and I had gotten married, and had often used red wine to dull my frayed nerves. But not anymore.

Out of the corner of my eye, I could have sworn I saw Noah’s eyes flick briefly to my belly before returning to my face, but when I turned to look at him fully, his expression was carefully neutral.

We lapsed into silence after that, the awkwardness hanging heavy in the air between us as we slowly nursed our respective drinks.

I found myself stealing furtive glances at Noah, taking in the strong line of his jaw, the way his brow furrowed ever so slightly as he stared down into his glass. He looked… pensive, I realized.

Troubled, even

But then, suddenly, he cleared his throat. “So. What were you doing with Emma earlier? I thought you! hated her.”

I gave a casual shrug. “I don’t hate her.”

Noah quirked an eyebrow. “That’s news to me. What changed?”

And although we had a troubled past, I truly felt for her–seeing as how we were in similar positions–and there was no

just… a personal matter,” I said, taking a

the issue further.” Fair enough,” he

passed between us, this one slightly less strained than the last. As I studied the bubbles in my glass, I

asked, unable to keep my thoughts fully to myself any longer.

it?” he asked somewhat

mean, have you ever thought that maybe I could be a good

glass frozen halfway to his lips. For a long, agonizing moment, I didn’t think he was

matter–of–factly before taking a sip of whiskey. My head whipped around at that,

to signal a refill. “Yeah. Just as long as you actually

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eyes. “If

in a sharp breath through his teeth before he spoke. “As long as you don’t let people’s opinions of

true; in the past, I had never applied myself, not really, to the position of Luna. And well, people’s opinions of me had been the thing that had killed