Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0278

Chapter 0278

It was so strange to see him like this. Comforting, too.

And maybe a little frightening–because the way I had softened toward him during the feast, and the way that his words earlier about an ‘outlet‘ had warmed my groin, was dangerous. He had acted like a perfect gentleman for the entire feast. For once, it had felt like I had a….

A husband.

“What did you mean earlier about needing an outlet?” I blurted out before I could stop myself.

Noah blinked for a moment as though trying to remember, and I felt my heart sink; maybe he had just said it in the moment and had forgotten.

But then, realization dawned on him. “You want the truth?” he slurred.

I nodded, and Noah sighed. “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you since we slept together,” he admitted, his eyes meeting mine. “It’s driving me crazy.”

I felt my heart rate pick up, but I forced myself to remain calm. “Noah, that was a one–time thing. We talked about this. We can’t complicate things, especially with the divorce coming up.”

so that I could smell the

him so close. Finally, I muttered, “Because our relationship… Our relationship isn’t deep enough anymore to warrant a lifelong marriage. We’ve grown apart, Noah. We’re different people

to test him. “Do you remember that time we snuck

of recognition, waiting for him to finish

lack of memory hurt. “You don’t even remember our

but I knew that they were true. And

in love. But

stared at him, shocked. “What? Noah, you’re drunk. You don’t know what you’re

up, intending to leave. But Noah was faster. He blocked the doorway, his body close to mine. Before I

in my throat, a mix of fear and excitement

forceful side of Noah,

“Noah-”

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died in my throat as he grabbed the hem of my dress, hiked it up roughly, and thrust his fingers between my legs. Instead of words, only a tiny