Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0362

I blinked, shocked. “I had no idea.”

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His throat bobbed as he swallowed. “It made me realize that she might not have our best interests at heart, even though she claims to be our friend. I’ve been distancing myself from her since then.”

He paused, then added, “I’m glad that Drake was there that night. If it had just been Zoe who was ‘helping‘ me look for you, I fear… I fear I wouldn’t have found you at all. Drake was relentless in trying to find you, even putting his own life in danger. It made me see him in a whole new light. And it made her behavior all the more stark.”

I leaned against Noah’s shoulder, warmed by his confession–and his understanding. “So, what are you going to do about Zoe?” I found myself asking.

“I’ll talk to her tomorrow,” he said firmly. “I’ll tell her that if she doesn’t clean up her behavior, she can’t be part of our inner circle anymore. No more parties, no more dinners, no more visits. She can be a part of Nightcrest, but not a part of… us.”

Relief washed over me, thick and heavy. I must have let out a loud breath, because Noah straightened, cocking his head. I shook my head and murmured gratefully, “You’ve changed. In a good way.”

his hand on my belly, right over my own fingers. “I had to change,” he murmured. “For both of

stood, offering me his hand. “Come on, I want to show you

flashed back to the night I had told him I, didn’t want to have his baby, right here in this

small clearing that I hadn’t visited in some time. It had a large oak tree right in the center, its branches thick and full with summer leaves. Fireflies danced through the air, lazily resting on the grass between shafts of pale blue moonlight. The grass appeared freshly mown, dipping in some spots where deer

a walk the other day and stumbled upon this place,” he said as we stepped

slowly, taking it in. “I haven’t been here in a while, either,” I said. Although I did remember walking here with him when we first moved in. He seemed to remember, too–apparently, only our shared

smiled, shrugging off his jacket and laying it on the ground. He sat down, patting the space beside him. I lowered myself carefully,

little treehouse in that oak tree someday,” he

the

sparking with those tiny fires. He grabbed my chin and gently pulled me

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