Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0346
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“So,” Noah suddenly said as we ate, his voice low and serious, “I still can’t find anything concrete about White Rabbit.” His brow furrowed with concern, a shadow passing over his features. “I’m worried about your safety, Hannah. I think it would be best if you stayed close to me for now.”
His words made me blush. “We’ve already been through the whole stay-by-my-side thing, Noah. I’ll be fine,” I said. Then, without thinking, I added, “Besides, now that we’re sharing a bed again, I feel safer than
ever.”
Noah’s eyes widened slightly, his fork pausing halfway to his mouth. “You feel safe with me?”
My face heated as I realized what I had just admitted, but there was no denying it. The warmth of his body next to mine each night, the steady rhythm of his breathing-it had become a comfort I looked forward to.
“Well, yes,” I said softly, averting my gaze. “It’s no secret that sleeping next to one’s mate makes a woman feel safe.”
Mate/

It wasn’t a word either of us used often. I never really saw myself as much of a mate to him, and I don’t think he did, either. Not since he and Zoe…
But we were. Not fated like him and Zoe, perhaps, but mated on the day that we had married.
To my surprise, a slow smile spread across Noah’s face, his eyes darkening slightly. “Is that so?” he murmured, his voice dropping.
The atmosphere between us suddenly shifted, becoming charged with a familiar tension. I was quickly reminded of how it felt to have him inside of me last night, his lips pressing aching kisses to my neck.
Suddenly, the food in front of me wasn’t what was making my mouth water.
The moon was rising by the time we walked in through the front door. My feet ached, but something else
ached, too.
Over our meal, the tension had reached a breaking point. Coy looks had turned into flirtatious comments, brushes of ankle against ankle under the table had shifted into long, lingering touches.
My body thrummed with desire for him-for the man I was meant to divorce. For the man who the Luna Queen herself said she would help me get away from.
We barely made it through the front door before Noah’s lips were on mine in the darkness, his mouth hungrily devouring mine despite our recent meal. I responded eagerly, my fingers tangling in the fine hairs at the nape of his neck as he pressed me against the hallway wall.
“Hannah,” he growled against my neck, his hands roaming my body, leaving trails of fire in their wake. I arched into his touch, a soft moan escaping my lips.
“What?”
“Our contract-the bedroom-”
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Chapter 0346