Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0378

Chapter 0378

Hannah

“Oh, Goddess. Are you sure?”

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“I think I can tell, Lily,” I said, clutching my back and wincing as another jolt of pain worked through me.” Look at the mattress.”

Lily, dressed in her nightgown with her robe flowing loosely on top, rushed past me and pulled the blankets back. Indeed, the mattress was soaked from my water breaking in my sleep.

The house turned into a blur then. As the contractions began coming more frequently and more painfully, my sister called the midwife–an older woman named Margaret who had assisted Lily during her birth- and prepared the bedroom.

outside

Guards were posted not only my bedroom door, but also at all entrances to the house. It was

something that I had expressed a need for since I had moved back home; I couldn’t risk Noah showing up and trying to steal my baby, the heir to Nightcrest.

I doubted that he would, considering the fact that he seemed to think that my child belonged to another man. But it made me feel a whole hell of a lot safer during a vulnerable time.

Soon, my bedroom had been transformed into a makeshift delivery room. Fresh sheets and towels covered my bed, soft music played on a speaker, and aromatic candles had been lit to calm me.

“This is unnecessary,” I groaned as Lily lit the final candle. “I don’t care if–Oooh!” Another contraction rippled through my body.

“Breathe,” Margaret cooed, rubbing my back as we paced the room together. “Just breathe through it. In through your nose, out through your mouth.”

I did as instructed. “The scent of the candles will calm you,” Lily explained, shaking the match and crossing the room to take my other arm. They helped a lot during my birth.”

I shot my sister a withering glare, but there was no real heat in it. I couldn’t be mad at her.

birth of her own, she had

on her shoulder. Lily smiled and went to say

said, guiding me over. “Just keep breathing, just like we practiced. Your baby will be here

teeth, focusing on the breathing techniques I had

down on the bed so Margaret could check my cervix.

my hand, her eyes flashing. “You’re the strongest person I know, Hannah. You’ve

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child. My mother wiped my brow with a cool cloth, murmuring words of encouragement. My father paced nervously outside the room, occasionally peeking in to check on our progress.

voice cut through the haze

(and a scream that could shake mountains), I felt a release. The room filled with the strong, healthy

laid my head back on the

girl!” Margaret

streamed down my face as Margaret placed my

Hannah,” my mother breathed, her eyes glistening.

couldn’t take my eyes off of her. “Hello, little one,” I whispered, tracing her delicate features

out of

come

now that I said it

breathily, “Melody… What a lovely

mattered. Not the

mind, suddenly cleared his throat and broke the spell of the

do

think we should notify Noah

and I shouted in unison, startling Melody, who began to

I repeated, more calmly this time.

“But Hannah, he’s

me of sleeping around so much that I didn’t even know who the father was. So as far as

counts.”