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?”

suddenly reluctant to divulge the true nature of our meeting without Emma’s explicit permission. She had, after all, asked me to keep the divorce a secret for now. And although we had a troubled past, I truly felt

a personal matter,” I said, taking a

but to my surprise, he didn’t press the issue

stretch of silence passed between us, this one slightly less strained than the last. As I studied the bubbles in

finally asked, unable to keep my thoughts fully to myself any longer. “Can I

he asked

in a deep, steadying breath. “Do you think… I mean, have you ever thought that maybe I

long, agonizing moment, I

sip of whiskey. My head whipped around at that, my eyes widening with surprise. Talk about news. “You…

rapped two knuckles on the bar to signal a refill. “Yeah. Just as long as you actually apply yourself, and you don’t-” He stopped suddenly, snapping his mouth shut

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Chapter 0058

my eyes. “If I

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

myself, not really, to the position