Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0179

Hannah

The sleek gray facade of the youth center stood stark against the bright blue sky, its barred windows almost looking like big, empty eyes staring at nothing. Ishuddered as I looked up at it.

“Is this really what our local youth center looks like?” I murmured, glancing over at Sophia, the head counselor from my eating disorder awareness group–and my partner in the campaign. “I had no idea.” Sophia grimaced as she looked up at the cold, uninviting building, and gave me a terse nod.” Unfortunately, yes. I’ve been trying to direct parents away from sending their kids here for years… It’s not a friendly place.”

I pressed my lips into a thin line and began striding up the stone steps. I would have to mention this to Noah, this place needed an upgrade. Greenery, murals, anything to make it look more like a place for rehabilitation for minors and less like a prison.

Honestly, the fact that I hadn’t ever noticed this place before now made me sick to my stomach. Too long I had spent ignoring my pack, instead focusing on my own ego and turmoil. Even if I was going to return to my rightful pack soon, I couldn’t leave Nightcrest with places like this still scattered around.

Although, I hadn’t talked to Noah in several days now and I was afraid to ever since our last little tryst. Maybe I’d try to go through Scott instead, have him relay the message for me,

But Noah was notorious for ignoring Scott, and I knew that despite everything, he’d be more likely to listen to me directly.

Still, the thought made me shudder.

into the building flanked by camera crew members and campaign

Hannah,” the nurse said with a polite dip of her head. “Welcome to Nightcrest Youth Center. Right

through a set of heavy metal doors into the communal space. A nurse behind a nurse’s station

and folding tables. There was a small television in the corner with a few teenagers

to me: the complete and utter lack of color. It was like someone threw up gray and beige all over the damn place. And even though

asked, turning to face the nurse in pink. The cameras zoomed toward us, Emily directing

in pink blanched slightly. “Yes,” she

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around at the drab interior. For a so–called ‘youth

What’s funding like?”

can for the kids, but unfortunately…” She gestured at the board game