Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0286

Hannah

I sat alone in my room, my face buried in my knees as I sobbed endlessly. The silence of the house was deafening, broken only by my occasional hiccups and sniffles. Noah had been gone for hours, and with each passing minute, my anxiety grew.

He was probably calling the police. I would likely give birth in a cell, my baby ripped from my arms moments after entering the world. The thought made me sick to my stomach, a fresh wave of nausea washing over me.

My eyes darted to the window, where sunlight was still streaming through the curtains–it hadn’t been that long, although it had felt like hours that I had sat there crying.

Huffing, I pushed myself to my feet and walked over to the window, chewing my lip as I considered my options…

Maybe I could tie the sheets together, make a rope… But no, the drop was too far, I would likely break something if I fell, and in my condition, that wasn’t exactly a risk I could take. I couldn’t endanger my baby, not after everything I had done to protect it.

The walls seemed to close in on me as I stared out the window. The mansion’s grounds were peaceful, the groundskeepers meandering through the gardens. They likely hadn’t heard my cries for help. Or maybe they were just ignoring me, because they knew it was best not to cross their Alpha.

Goddess, how had everything gone so wrong? I had only wanted to protect my child, to give it the best life, I could. Now, I might never even get to hold it.

open. My heart raced as footsteps approached, and I was picturing the police officers flanking Noah.

when the door opened, Noah was alorie. He carried a bag of takeout food, the smell making

was gruff, but when I

across my chest. “I’m not hungry.” The lie tasted

muscle ticking in his cheek.

hesitated, debating whether to answer truthfully. Finally, I admitted reluctantly, “This morning.

insisted, his voice softening slightly. “If you don’t, I’ll

With a huff, I grabbed the bag and pulled out a container. The smell of chicken and vegetables wafted up,

I made a point of staring directly into Noah’s eyes

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chewing aggressively.

for what it was worth, seemed pleased that I was eating, his posture relaxing slightly

for locking you in here earlier. That was wrong. I shouldn’t

speaking around a mouthful of food. “Oh, so now you feel remorse for treating your wife like a prisoner? Is it because I’m actually going to be a real prisoner soon, once I have my last meal here? Perhaps you