Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0281

A soft growl rumbled in Noah’s chest at that, but he didn’t respond. Maybe his wolf was right; maybe he was a schemer who only wanted to keep his forlorn wife around for his own needs and wants

But there was still a tiny part of Noah–the same part that had leaped over that waterfall, thinking only of holding her in his arms again–that did care for her. That wanted to rekindle their love, have children, grow old together…

As he approached Hannah’s office, Noah cleared his head and went over what he would say to her one last time:

“Hannah, I was thinking… Why don’t we go out tonight? Just the two of us. No pressure, no talk about the future. Just a nice dinner and maybe a walk?”

He could almost see her hesitation, the way she would bite her lower lip as she considered his offer. But he was confident she would say yes. She always had a hard time resisting his charm.

But then, just as he was about to knock on Hannah’s office door, he heard voices inside. He slowed his steps, not wanting to interrupt if she was in a meeting. But as he got closer, he realized it wasn’t a friendly conversation he was overhearing.

“Just take the serum, Hannah,” a male voice demanded from the other side of the door. Noah

recognized it as Leonard’s voice. “Prove you’re not lying, and then I

of him, bristling at the threatening tone in Leonard’s voice. Leonard had been

lately, accusing Hannah of taking favors from Drake. Was he harassing

trying the handle, Noah pressed closer to the door, straining to

Hannah’s voice came, sounding exasperated, “I’m not taking any strange substances you give me. For

was going on in there? His grip tightened on the bouquet, crushing some of the delicate petals. He reached

assure you, it’s not poison,” Leonard insisted. “It’s a simple truth serum. One sip, and you will have to tell the truth

at the mention of Drake. Once, he had only felt jealousy at the thought of him; but ever

had slept together, admitting openly that

even if she had been lying, why was Leonard harassing her? It wasn’t his place. She was still his Luna. Noah

nothing to tell, Leonard!” Hannah exclaimed. How many times do I have to say it? Drake