Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0186

Chapter 0186

I studied his face, looking for any sign of deception. But all I saw was genuine concern and sincerity, and my shoulders slumped ever so slightly.

“Alright,” I said finally. “I believe you. And for the record, I never planned on going back on my promise about Zoe. I’ll set it up soon, okay?”

Drake’s face lit up. “Really? Thanks, Hannah. You won’t regret it.”

“I’d better not,” I warned, but there was no real heat behind the words. “Now, if you don’t mind, I really should get going.”

Drake nodded, stepping back. “Of course. Take care of yourself, Hannah.”

Nodding myself, I grabbed my back and whirled on my heel. It was only then, once my back was turned to Drake, that I allowed my expression to twist into one of pure fear and worry. I had to get out of here- away from him, away from everyone.

Goddess, that was too close of a call; I couldn’t confirm anything, just in case…

gruff voice caused me to stop in my tracks. “Hey, Hannah?” he called out, his voice echoing in the empty training center. I froze by the door, my hand resting on the doorknob,

didn’t turn.

called out, my

“Congratulations. If

return; simply swung the door open

knew now, or at least strongly suspected that I was pregnant. How long would it be before others started to notice? How much longer could I keep this secret?

help but shudder at the thought, but one thing

to happen before anyone else figured

home, I kicked my shoes off by the door and began scurrying toward my bedroom–in need of a hot bath to relax my tightly wound muscles. But, just as I reached the steps, the sound of muttering and papers rustling in the other room gave me

followed the source of the noise–and that was when I found Noah sitting cross–legged on the living room floor, surrounded by a sea of papers

and he looked more stressed than I had maybe ever seen him; or at least, more stressed than I had seen him

his hair

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