Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

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Chapter 0349

Hannah

I jumped up from my vanity, the brush clattering to the floor with a loud thud that echoed in the suddenly

tense room.

“What do you mean you can’t come?” I demanded, my words coming out harsher than I intended. “You promised!”

Noah sat up in bed, the sheets pooling around his bare waist. Normally, I would have been entranced by the sight of the peaks and valleys of muscles strung across his body, but I was too upset in the moment to notice.

“I know, Hannah. I’m sorry. A sudden business meeting came up that I absolutely cannot miss.”

“A… business meeting?” I repeated incredulously, my hands clenching into fists at my sides. “A business meeting is what’s more important than our baby?”

Noah flinched as if my words physically pained him. The soft expression that he had been wearing more often lately was quickly clouded by his usual icy facade.

“It’s with a big business mogul who’s looking to open a branch here in Nightcrest. This deal could shape the future of our–my–pack,” he said, almost a growl. “If I cancel, he might find another pack to start negotiations with. We would lose out on a lot of money and jobs. I know you’re going back to Silvermoon, but you can’t tell me you don’t understand how important that is.”

I felt my heart sink, a cold feeling spreading through my chest. Logically, of course I understood the importance of such a meeting. But emotionally…

“But you promised,” I said again, my voice barely above a whisper, cracking slightly on the last word. I hated how small I sounded, how small I felt.

At that moment, the doctor’s words from our last appointment clanged through my mind. A long needle… Painful… I shuddered just at the thought. “I can’t go alone,” I croaked out.

“I know.” Noah looked away, a muscle ticking in his sharp jaw. “Look, I’m sorry, okay? I really am. If there was any way I could be in two places at once, I would.“D

to the

all the answer I needed. Scott was… not the most reliable. If he wasn’t Noah’s half–brother, he wouldn’t be his Beta at all. He could hardly be trusted

have to go,” was all

past few weeks, slam back into place with an almost audible thud. Without a word,

to Viona before flopping down on my pillow with a

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reached out to touch my arm, his fingers barely grazing

“Hannah-”

sliding into bed and turning my

shift as he lay back down. But he didn’t try to touch me again, didn’t try to pull me close like he had been doing every night for weeks now. The space between

swollen belly, I felt a confusing mix of emotions swirling inside me. Hurt, anger, and… loss. I had grown to love the

angry over this. The terror of not having him beside

would have

reminded myself firmly. Viona would be there. And besides, I would have to get used

an unexpected pang through my

I… didn’t want to get

pack could be dire if I didn’t step up. Alvin was a mess, a playboy

to stay married either. Maybe this contract, all the sex and tender moments, was just that to him–a contract. And if he wasn’t even willing to reschedule a business meeting for our baby, maybe

was what I kept telling

minutes had

out instinctively, half–expecting to feel Noah’s warmth beside me. But the bed was empty and cold, the indent where his body should have been the only indication that

couldn’t even be bothered to say

hands shook slightly as’t got dressed, my body a bundle of nerves. I just wanted to get

my head, my phone rang. Viona’s name flashed on the screen, and I felt a small surge of relief.