Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0253

Hannah

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The sound of cutlery against china mixed with quiet music drifting from the cafe’s speaker. I took a sip from my coffee to wash down the decadent taste of chocolate from my croissant and looked over at Viona and Drake, who had come out for lunch with me.

“So, I finally did it,” I said as I set down my cup. “I wrote up a formal invitation to the Luna Queen and mailed it this morning.”

Drake froze, his fork halfway to his mouth. “Why didn’t you tell me?” he asked with confusion. “I could have invited her myself. She is my aunt, after all.”

I shook my head and patted my mouth with a napkin. Thanks, Drake, but I want to achieve this on my own merits. No special favors, even if she is your relative.”

“I can respect that,” Drake said around a mouthful of cobb salad. “I think it shows real character.” Viona snorted from across the table. “Or stubbornness

glare. “Hey,

and a menu. I wanted it to be perfect, not only to

to her council. And I intended to find my

couldn’t help but notice the way that Drake’s eyes kept flicking to me every so often from across the table. He had been looking at me in a strange way a lot lately, not at all like his normal self. Maybe the events of the night at the waterfall were still plaguing him. I could safely say that they were

glued to her phone. “Oh

glass in her haste. I leaned in, curious, only

thrusting the picture

the hospital bed. The caption read: ”

acutely aware of Drake’s eyes boring holes into the side of my head. I wracked my brain, trying to think, but then it hit me: the morning after Noah and I had fallen asleep together, I had awoken to see two nurses fawning

phone back. “It’s all over social media. It’s basically

I grumbled. “That’s a violation of

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Chapter 0253