Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0290

Hannah

“Hannah, are you sure about this?” Noah whispered. “What if we get caught?”

I turned to him, placing one finger over my lips. Glancing over both shoulders to make sure no one was looking. I carefully pulled the side door open, taking care to not make a sound as we slipped inside the hospital.

Noah hesitated at the threshold, looking uncertain. But I didn’t give him a chance to turn back, to run away and claim that this was a bad idea. With my eyes flashing, I grabbed his hand and yanked him in after me.

I remembered how clammy his hand was, how cold and sweaty his palm felt against mine. But I never released my grip on him.

through a maze of dor

We slipped past the security guards, our hearts pounding in unison. I led Noah corridors, relying on the signs lining the walls to find the intensive care unit.

Finally, we reached his mother’s room. Noah took a deep breath, pausing outside the door.

whispered, finally releasing his

hesitated again, but I could see his green eyes flicker with something in the dim light–something gentle and… grateful

word, Noah stepped

approaching staff. Thankfully, none came. Soon, the minutes turned into ten, then fifteen, then twenty. Eventually, I lost track of how long he stayed in that

a

his face was filled with sadness, but there his eyes that

we slipped back out of the hospital. It wasn’t until we were safely outside, in the parking lot lit by

“How is she?”

But… I’m glad I got to see her. To say… to say

and we were saying goodbye at the end of that summer. I was returning to Silvermoon for school, and I knew

promised, stuffing his hands into

arms around him. He stiffened, tensing beneath my touch, before hugging

“Every week,” I replied.

the bus window, I took it upon myself to memorize every detail of his face. It was only once the bus