Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0252

Hannah

“Pre… Preposterous?”

The word felt like venom on my tongue. The boardroom had gone so silent you could hear a pin drop; even Noah began to shift uncomfortably beside me, although when I looked over at him for support, he just gave me a tiny nod–a silent encouragement.

I supposed that was exactly what I needed right now, even though I really just wanted him to do all the talking for me.

“Explain what you mean, Leonard,” I said, my earlier polite tone suddenly giving way to a colder, more authoritative one.

Leonard leaned forward, his eyes narrowing to slits. The sunlight streaming through the large windows cast harsh shadows across his aged face, making him look even more intimidating.

“Gladly. Firstly, $50,000 is an absurdly lofty amount to fundraise in a single night. Secondly, the ofte

troupe you mentioned is notoriously selective about their performances. And lastly, renting out the opera house would be exorbitantly costly, not to mention the additional expenses for food, decorations, drinks, security, and so on. There is more I could complain about, but these are the main issues.”

I felt a twinge at his dismissive tone, but I quickly pushed it aside. I wouldn’t back down because of the statements of one man, even though I could tell he was just trying to set me on edge and get under my

skin.

“I appreciate your concerns, Leonard,” I said, my voice cool and collected. “But I think you’ve misunderstood something fundamental about this meeting.”

“Oh?” Leonard raised an eyebrow, his tone practically dripping with condescension. “And what would that be?”

“You seem to have forgotten that I am your Luna. You

over the room. I even felt Noah stiffen beside me, the rest of the board members watching with

firmly before he could respond. I’ve been saving my own personal funds for years, and plan to use

up, but he remained silent, his green eyes

surge through me before it simmered away, “I’ve already taken steps to ensure the opera troupe’s

fell silent. I could practically hear jaws hitting the floor. The tension in the air shifted

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to speak after being quiet this whole time. “Are

She’s Drake’s aunt, after all, and she

help me get on her council, I thought

sheet to a rather interesting shade of red. He looked like he was about to

of smugness from my

Leonard was silent.

still think that,” I said. “But I’d like to reiterate one last time that I am Nightcrest’s Luna, and I have every right to plan such events. And since I’m using my own funds, not

heart pounding. This was the moment of truth. Would he back me up or side with Leonard? The room seemed to hold

the gears turning in his

my Luna commands it, then it

flush at his words. My Luna. It had been so long since he had referred to me that way, outside of pure necessity. Something

as a statue aside from his mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water. The other board members looked between Noah and me, clearly unsure of how to react to

everyone updated on the progress of the gala planning.” With that, the sound of papers rustling and chairs scraping against the floor filled the room. Leonard

surprised to feel Noah’s presence remaining beside me, the scent of his cologne blowing into my face as a soft breeze slipped through the