Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0234

Hannah

“Hello, Hannah. I see you’re already dressed for a swim”

I didn’t even have a chance to be scared about that statement; I could only stare at Jake in disbelief, my mind reeling from his sudden appearance. This wasn’t the Jake that I knew. Yes, he was a cheater and a liar, but a kidnapper? And a… murderer?

No, this had to be some kind of bizarre nightmare. Maybe I was still back in the hot tub, dozing off and having strange dreams from the heat.

But even then, in my heart, I knew that wasn’t true. If this was indeed a nightmare, then why hadn’t I woken up yet?

“What’s going on, Jake?” I asked, trying to keep my voice steady despite the fear coursing through me and the throbbing pain in my body from being attacked. “Why are you here?”

Jake sneered, his once–friendly face now twisted with malice. “Oh, Hannah. Always so curious, aren’t you? Well, I suppose you deserve to know the truth now. After all, you seem to have worked so hard to uncover

it.”

interest in women, least of all Amber.” He shuddered a bit just at the mention of her name, and I felt my blood begin to boil. Even now, on the edge of a cliff with

clicked his tongue. “She bought my act for four years. Hook, line,

pretend for so

my spine. “Money, of course. Amber’s family

that was what this was about in the end: her enormous family fortune. I should have known it from

had to seduce her, marry her, then convince her to sign over a sizable chunk of money before I divorced her.

stomach. “But how could you do that to her? She loved you! She trusted you!”

waving a dismissive hand. “No one would have gotten hurt. Amber has more money

that’s not the point,” I argued. “You lied to her, manipulated her… She

one of the armed men stepped forward and swiftly raised the butt of his gun. A jolt of pain lanced through me as he whacked