Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0247

“Dinner,” I said with a small smile. “Or the closest thing we can get right now.”

Noah prodded one of the bags of chips with his finger and eyed me warily. “You’ll really eat this stuff?”

I shrugged and nodded at the same time. “It’s not like I have much of a choice right now. And besides, I’ve missed all this glorious junk food over the years.”

He smirked slightly. “Finally coming back to the dark side, huh?”

Nodding, I climbed onto his bed, sitting cross–legged across from him. After a moment’s hesitation, Noah reached out and grabbed one of the bags.

“This feels like we’re kids at a sleepover,” he commented as he unwrapped a baggie of cookies.

I laughed, the sound surprising both of us. “Well, it’s better than thinking about why we’re really here.”

We ate in companionable silence for a while, the rustle of wrappers the only sound in the quiet room. As I watched Noah relax slightly, I felt a warmth in my chest. This felt… nice. Normal, even.

to do

furrowed his brow. “When we got married,

“Before that. Like when we first met when my sister and I were on vacation, and we raided the snack pantry

moment, Noah just blinked at me in confusion, and I felt

his head. “I’m

hand and forcing a small

the thought that he had truly forgotten our first meeting after all, and it just reminded me of how he got the dates mixed up

really. In fact, I still remembered it like it was

memories of that week

eventually clicking the TV back on to watch some cheesy soap opera that was playing. Soon, the snacks dwindled away, and we were left with full bellies. As I

I thought to myself, pursing my lips. Perhaps it was time. I’d begin to show soon anyway, and then I really wouldn’t be able to hide it from him. Finally, deciding to just do it and not even think about it,

“Noah, I’m pregnant.”

there was no answer. Turning, I realized that Noah’s eyes had drifted shut. His breathing had evened out, and he was

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