Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0061

And she looked… scared.

Leaning in close, I murmured in a low voice, “Are you alright?”

For a long moment, the girl simply stared at me, her eyes red–rimmed and tired looking. Then, finally, she gave a small nod, biting her lip.

“We… we had to leave. My husband, he- Her voice cracked, and she swallowed hard. “He wasn’t a good man.”

She didn’t need to elaborate; I knew what she was implying. Wordlessly, I took her by the elbow and guided her away to a secluded corner.

Hardly daring to breathe, I fumbled in my pocket for my checkbook and a pen, hastily scribbling out a check for five thousand dollars. It wasn’t much money for me or Noah, and it certainly wasn’t in the grand scheme of things even for her, but it would be enough to get them into a decent apartment and buy some basic furnishings and necessities.

“Here. Take this,” I murmured, pressing the folded check into the girl’s trembling hand and closing her fingers around it. “And here’s my number. Use me as a reference if you need to–it’ll make sure no one gives you any trouble about getting a place.”

Tears welled up in the girl’s eyes, her mouth going slack at the sudden gesture. “You… You mean…”

yours. Just promise you’ll use the money wisely, and… You’ll keep this between us?” Between us, I thought to myself as I saw the girl nod profusely and scurry away with her daughter. Acts of

Maybe this was about helping someone else,

last tray had been cleared away and the kitchen tidied up, I felt both exhausted and yet somehow lighter and more energized than I had in longer than

Amber immediately pounced on me the second the volunteers were dismissed, bombarding me with enthusiastic questions and

happy everyone looked when you

and her

I lied with a wave of my hand. “So she could put me down as a

took a step closer and nodded her head

didn’t she?” she

you were right, Hannah–about

giving a short nod of acknowledgment Emma had gotten along with

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aside from her, or anyone else for that matter,

waited so