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 meeting?” I

wasn’t Noah’s half–brother, he wouldn’t be his Beta at all. He could hardly be trusted with basic tasks, let

go,” was all

an almost audible thud. Without a word, I walked to the bed and threw back the covers on my side, the soft fabric

to Viona before flopping down on my pillow with a huff “I just asked

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fingers barely grazing my skin before I

“Hannah-”

I snapped, sliding into bed and turning my back

him sigh heavily, felt the bed 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 us felt like a

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

so irrationally angry over this. The terror of not having him beside me,

would have to face this

I would have to get used to doing

pang through my chest, sharp

with myself, I… didn’t want to get divorced anymore. I hadn’t

the new Alpha. The fate of my home pack could be dire if I didn’t step up. Alvin was a mess, a playboy with no sense of responsibility or purpose. I couldn’t live

tender moments, was just that to

was what I

minutes had passed

bed was empty and cold, the indent where his body should have been the only indication that he had even been

gone. He couldn’t even be bothered to say

dressed, my body

phone rang. Viona’s name flashed on the screen, and I