Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0258

Chapter 0258

I spent the next few hours getting ready, my anger fueling my determination to look perfect. Every curl had to be in place, every eyelash perfectly coated with mascara. I was going to show Noah, Zoe, and everyone else that I was more than capable of handling myself.

Hours later, I stood in the foyer, dressed in a shimmery black gown that hugged my waist before flowing out at the hips. My hair was swept up in an elegant updo, and I had taken extra care with my makeup. The chandelier overhead made the diamonds at my throat sparkle, and I held a matching silver clutch in my

hands.

“Thomas?” I called for my driver as I primped an unruly curl in the hallway mirror. “Are you ready to go?”

“He won’t be coming,” a familiar voice said from the doorway.

I looked up to see Noah standing by the open door, looking devastatingly handsome in his tuxedo with his dark hair slightly swept from the breeze. The sight of him nearly took my breath away, but I steeled myself against the flutter in my chest, even when he extended his arm to me.

“What are you doing here?” I asked, pursing my lips.

replied coolly, “I had one of our other drivers pick Zoe up privately, since l

wave of emotion wash over me. Noah had put me first. Even if he never did it again, I

“Noah, I… Thank you.”

so that the dimple on one side of his face puckered slightly, a sight that made my

“Shall we?”

blindingly, capturing Noah and I as we made our way up the red carpet. Noah’s hand on the small

now that the sun had gone down, the decorations even more beautiful than I had imagined. Enormous crystal chandeliers cast a warm glow over the crowd, and the air was filled with the soft murmur of conversation and the quiet strains of a string quartet as

seats.

pride at what I had accomplished. “It’s perfect,”

in the scene..

our seats, however, I noticed something odd. Zoe was seated on the other side of Noah’s seat, in a place I definitely hadn’t assigned her. I tried to keep my composure, smiling politely as we approached, but the closer I got the more I felt my blood

greeted, my voice tight. “I hope you’re enjoying the

standing in the way of her view

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