Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0306

But that boy was gone.

Our food arrived a little while later, and we ate in silence. Noah made no further attempts at conversation, seemingly lost in thought. As we finished our meal, I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of guilt for my behavior. Still, I quickly reminded myself of all the reasons I had to be angry with him and ate my meal.

Once we were back in our room, I quickly announced, “I’m taking a bath,” and locked myself in the bathroom before Noah could respond.

Over the next thirty minutes, I took my sweet time; I ran a scalding hot bath, soaked my tired muscles in bath salts and lotions, and scrubbed every inch of myself as if that could somehow remove the feeling of his skin against my lips. Maybe I had made more of a fool of myself than of him by that little display, I

thought.

And maybe…

I felt my wolf roiling around inside of me. As much as I hated to acknowledge it, she had been aroused by that display at dinner. I could feel her excitement pooling in my belly, a warmth flowing out through my abdomen and down my legs.

Years ago, Noah and I would have made love in this hotel. Maybe I would have put on some lingerie, played some romantic music. We wouldn’t have slept very much at all, despite the plush bed.

so far away. Almost like they never even happened. And maybe to Noah, they hadn’t,

and my body wrapped in a fluffy hotel robe, I was surprised to see Noah arranging blankets

I asked, sinking down onto the bed and

shrugged without looking up. “I thought I’d sleep

I said, a bit taken aback by his

leaving only the soft glow of a bedside lamp. I heard him settling on the couch,

as I tried to drift off to sleep, I kept hearing Noah groaning and shifting on the couch. After what

problem?” I

“Sorry,” he said, his voice strained. “The couch… it’s not exactly

frame, forcing

sleep, which we wouldn’t get if

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I sighed, rubbing my temples.