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.”

just at the mention of her name, and I felt my blood begin

his tongue. “She bought

madness this was. “Why pretend for

laughed, a cold, humorless sound that sent chills down my spine. “Money, of course. Amber’s family

end: her enormous family

plan was simple,” he continued, counting on his fingers. “I just had to seduce her, marry her, then convince her to sign over a sizable chunk of money before I divorced her.

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

have gotten hurt. Amber has more money than she knows what to do with. She would still

lied to her, manipulated her… She was

the sound of my rising voice, 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 me squarely on the