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

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 with basic tasks, let alone

to go,” was all Noah

over the past few weeks, slam back into place with an almost audible thud. Without a word, I walked to the bed and threw back the covers

the nightstand and sent a quick text to Viona before flopping down on my pillow with a huff “I just asked Viona to go with me. At least I won’t

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out to touch my arm, his fingers barely grazing my

“Hannah-”

it’s fine,” I snapped, sliding into bed and turning my

to pull me close like he had been doing every night for weeks now. The space between us felt like a chasm, growing even wider once he

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

why I was so irrationally angry over this. The

I would have to face

And besides, I would have to get used to doing things without Noah anyway. In just a few months, we would finally be

an unexpected pang through my chest,

didn’t want to get divorced

could be dire if I didn’t step up.

this contract, all the sex and tender moments, was just that to him–a

least, that was what I kept

drifted off after a restless night, it felt like only minutes had passed before my alarm was blaring, its harsh sound cutting through

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

He couldn’t even be bothered to say goodbye or wish me

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

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