Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0360

Hannah

By the time Noah pulled away from that kiss, I was left breathless and blushing. My face felt hot, surely beet red from the unexpected display of affection.

This wasn’t just for show or for the cameras. This was real.

“You look beautiful,” he breathed, his fingers first brushing across the gauzy pink fabric of my dress and then coming up to touch the flowers circling my head. I like this.”

My face heated a little more. “It’s not too much?” I was the only one who was dressed so extravagantly; everyone else was more muted in various cocktail dresses and suits.

Noah shook his head quickly. “Never too much. You look like a princess.”

With that, he slid his arm around my waist and guided me into the party. While guests, including Zoe and Drake, had been spilling out into the foyer, the main party was in the dining room.

I clapped my fingers over my lips as we stepped through the double doors. The dining room looked even more lovely than that morning, colorful streamers and balloons and banners covering every surface.

The long dining table was laden with all kinds of delicious–looking food and drinks, and the air practically smelled like sugar. Music played from the speakers, soft classical strains.

And at the center of the table was the cake I had requested–a deep, rich chocolate interior with a chocolate buttercream frosting, topped with a little statuette of a pregnant woman that looked an awful

lot like me.

“Well?” Noah asked, turning to me. “What do you think?”

“You’ve outdone yourself,” I breathed. “Truly. I love it.”

Noah smiled and reached for two flutes of champagne from a passing waiter. Some of the flutes were marked with little rings around the stems, indicating a non–alcoholic alternative–for me, of course. He handed it to me and clinked his glass against mine.

The bubbles tickled my nose as I brought it to my lips. He raised his glass and cleared his throat, causing the guests to quiet their murmuring and turn to us.

“A toast,” he announced, “to my beautiful Luna and the heir of Nightcrest.” (1

overwhelmed by the attention–especially with Zoe standing against the far wall, her face

my lower back was a welcome comfort, and I leaned into

“Hannah!”

turned at the sound of the familiar voice, a smile breaking across my face as I saw Drake approaching. It had been a while since we had last seen each other, and I moved to embrace him

could make it,” I said,

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surprise, I felt Noah tense slightly beside me, his arm tightening around my waist. But when

His voice was a bit tense, but I could sense a genuine attempt at warmth. Tentative, perhaps, but it was there. They shook hands

stuffing his hands into his pockets. “Wouldn’t miss it for the world. I’m happy to be here

the word I had

to relax a bit at the sound. Perhaps he and Drake had their hang–ups and

stood, swirling her champagne around in her glass. She was turned to the side, pretending to be looking at something else, but I could see her eyes darting over to us

a wave of empathy wash

Noah and Drake, had our own shared pasts, our own hang–ups. But I was trying to be Jess vindictive lately, genuinely wanting to stay true to

myself

lump in my

I called out, waving her over.

approached, her smile not quite reaching her eyes. “That sounds fun,” she said,

table. “Write down one boy name and one girl name you’d like to suggest,” I explained, holding out a jar for her to drop them into. “We’ll draw them out later and see

choices and folding the scraps of paper before dropping them in the jar. “I

taken aback by her words. Most people would say that to an Alpha and Luna when they wanted to imply that they hoped the baby wouldn’t be an heir–one of those

wasn’t about to let that

my voice firm but not unkind, “both Noah and I possess the Alpha gene. Our baby will

something–perhaps disappointment?-in her eyes.

a pleasant smile of

dinner, his hand rested on my leg under the table. The warmth of his palm seeped through the fabric of my dress, sending little sparks of electricity

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