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.”

father called you? Why the hell would he do that? He should have called an actual lawyer, not… not

on the night 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

ran a hand through his hair, a gesture so familiar it made my chest ache with memories I had tried so hard to bury. Dammit. I had to

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

it comes to me, a woman, doesn’t it?

inherited, widened. They were so full of concern. It made it hard to maintain my anger, but I clung to it like a lifeline.

here to mock me,

he pleaded. “Just tell me what happened so I can

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thoughts in my head

Was he…?

to refuse, to tell him to 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.

judgment, I found myself

last night,” I said. The memory of David’s filthy hands on me, his alcohol–laced breath hot on my

his features before a small, proud smirk

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

face growing serious again. “This is clearly a case 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 you would

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

fair,” I muttered, more to myself than to