Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0348

But even as my body shuddered with release and he slumped into a sweaty, panting heap on top of me, I could sense that Noah’s mind was elsewhere.

Once we had both stopped throbbing, he rolled off me and walked into the bathroom, leaving the door cracked. I lay there for a moment on my belly, catching my breath, the warm summer breeze blowing across my sweat–covered flesh, before I rolled onto my back and sat up.

“Are you alright?” I called out, my voice still husky.

There was a pause before Noah’s voice drifted back to me. “I’m worried,” he admitted softly. “About the baby. And you.”

I didn’t know how to respond to that.

When he came out of the bathroom, fully nude, his face was drawn with concern. My heart stuttered at the sight of him, vulnerable and open in a way he rarely allowed himself to be. The moonlight streaming through the window cast shadows across his muscled form, highlighting the tension in his shoulders.

Without thinking, I got up and went to him, cupping his face in my hands. His stubble rasped against my palms as I tugged his tall frame closer, causing him to hunch a bit to meet my gaze.

pressing a soft kiss to

mine. The heat of his body

I…” He swallowed hard, seeming to struggle

was reminded of that night when I had told him about White Rabbit–I still hadn’t forgotten it, nearly two months later. He had stopped by the door and had said those same two words, but then his voice

on your mind?” I asked softly,

shook his head and pulled back, brushing past me. The loss of his warmth left me feeling suddenly cold and bereft despite the mid–summer heat blowing

voice suddenly gruff.

a moment, I thought he might open up to me, might let me in completely. But the walls were

passed

brushing out my hair before bed. The repetitive motion was soothing, helping to calm

the soft glow of his phone luminating his face. I could see his reflection in the mirror, his brow

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Chapter 0348