Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0394

Hannah

Noah held his jacket out to me, the warmth of the soft fabric all too inviting against the coldness of the room. “Here,” he said softly. “To cover yourself.”

I blinked owlishly at him for several long moments, my mind and my heart warring against each other. On one hand, it was so, so relieving to see a familiar face here, particularly Noah’s face. But on the other hand, I hated him. I hated his very being with every fiber of my own.

In that moment, whatever shock and excitement I’d first felt upon seeing him was quickly replaced with

rage.

Without thinking, I smacked the jacket out of his hands, the fabric landing on the floor with a soft thud.

“I don’t want your filthy jacket,” I spat, wrapping my arms around myself. The thin material of my robe did little to ward off the chill of the space, but I would be damned if I deigned to accept anything from him.

Noah sighed as he stooped to pick up the discarded garment. He straightened, dusting it off and stepping toward me. “Hannah, please. You’re practically naked, and it’s freezing in here. I’m just trying to help-”

But I was already turning away, my bare feet slapping against the cold tile as I stormed over to the door. Guard!” I called out, banging on the hard steel. “Take me back to my cell! I want a real lawyer!”

The guard didn’t come. Suddenly, Noah’s hand caught my arm. His touch sent an unwelcome jolt through me, a mix of familiar comfort and burning betrayal. I yanked away as if burned, my skin tingling where his fingers had been.

“Gua-”

“Hannah, wait,” he cut me off, his voice low and urgent. “Your father called me. I’m here to help you.”

bubbling up inside of me like molten lava at that. “My father called you?

my daughter had been born–the way that my father had asked if we should call Noah. The hopelessly romantic bastard… Didn’t he know that I despised

gesture so familiar it made my chest ache with memories I had tried so hard to bury. Dammit. I had to look away

might be able to help more than a regular lawyer,”

that title means so much when it comes to me, a woman, doesn’t it? When I’m the one being dragged

were so full of concern. It made it hard to maintain

to mock

he pleaded. “Just tell me what happened

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thoughts in my head

Was he…?

go to hell, to tell him that I saw right through his ruse. But something in his gaze made me hesitate. The last time I saw him, he had looked so… harsh. Aloof.

better judgment, I

it is: Alpha David tried to force himself on me last night,” I said. The memory of David’s filthy hands on me, his alcohol–laced breath hot on my neck,

expression darkened for a moment, a flash of anger crossing his features before a

myself, I felt a flicker of satisfaction at his reaction. “Yes, I did. And now I’m here, arrested for defending

of self–defense, Hannah. I can help you. As an Alpha, I have enough power to get you out of trouble. One word from me and

felt like a knife in my gut. Noah could swoop in here and save the day, and meanwhile, my

fair,” I muttered, more