Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

ut you? How’s the singing gig going?”

If Zoe was disappointed by the change in topic, she didn’t show it. She launched into an enthusiastic description of her new job, her hands gesturing animatedly as she spoke. She was close to getting Adam back from her parents, and things were looking up.

As Noah listened, he couldn’t help but think back to that day that Hannah had tricked Zoe into going to the coffee shop. It seemed so insignificant now, although it had been a big deal then.

Had he been too harsh with Hannah? She had apologized to Zoe almost immediately. Maybe she really didn’t mean to hurt Zoe…

“Noah?” Zoe’s soft voice broke through his thoughts, and Noah blinked to see that she was looking at him and that he hadn’t touched his whiskey in some time. “Are you sure you’re okay? You seem really distracted.”

Noah forced a smile and took a sip of his drink. “Yeah, sorry. Just… a lot on my mind, I guess.”

Zoe nodded sympathetically. “I understand. Listen, if you ever need someone to talk to…” Her voice trailed off as the bartender called her name. “Oh, that’s my cue. I’ve got to get back on stage. It was really good to see you, Noah.”

“You too, Zoe,” Noah said. “Break a leg up there.”

He needed to focus on fixing things with Hannah, not… whatever this mess was. Zoe was his ex; it was over. Their mate tie had been severed years ago,

commotion near the door caught Noah’s attention. He looked up to see Drake striding into the bar, his eyes scanning the room like two arrows

approached, his fists clenched at his

confused and irritated. “What are you talking

play dumb,” Drake said, gesturing toward the stage where Zoe was headed. “I saw you two

it all wrong. Nothing is going

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suppose you just happened to be at the same bar where she

slowly, coming back down from

Zoe could

I’m protecting Hannah,” Drake shot back. “Someone has to