Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0404

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I felt sick at the thought of what Zoe had done to him. That’s why you didn’t come back for me.”

Noah nodded. “She made me believe I never saw you, never went to Darkmoon, never found the pictures or letters. But she didn’t know about the seashell I’d given you. That was the link to remembering everything.”

His eyes met mine, a small smile tugging at his lips. “Seeing you and that seashell again, combined with Zoe’s actions at the wedding.. it stirred those memories. I remembered, Hannah. And I swear, I will never let Zoe or anyone else mess with my memories ever again.”

Relief washed over me, so intense it made me dizzy. Or maybe that was just the pain from my ribs. Either way, I slumped back in the chair, the tension finally leaving my body. “I’m so glad we stopped the wedding before something awful happened,” I murmured.

Drake cleared his throat. “We should probably give you two some space,” he said, wrapping his arm around Viona and tugging her away. “We’ll be right outside if you need anything.”

As they left the room, closing the door softly behind them, Noah moved closer to me. His arms wrapped around me again, gentler this time, mindful of my injuries. I couldn’t help but lean into him, burying my face in his chest as sobs wracked my body.

what happened. I hate what she did to us.” My fists clenched, and I found myself weakly hitting his chest,

didn’t try to stop me. He just held me tighter, one hand stroking my hair soothingly. “I know,” he murmured. “I know, Hannah. I’m so sorry. I’m here now. I’m here, and

my sobs subsided, I felt Noah press something into my hand. I pulled back slightly

turned, indicating for me to tie it around his

neck. My fingers brushed his skin, and

it as a necklace,”

mine. “The blue is just like your eyes. And for those two years when we wrote to each other, I never took this necklace off, not even once, so that I could always have you

tears spilled down my cheeks, but this time they were tears of relief,

“I’ve always loved you. Even when I couldn’t remember, even when Zoe tried to erase you from

felt him press a soft kiss to the top of my head. The movement Jostled my ribs, sending a fresh wave of pain through me. I couldn’t quite stifle my

around me for support, and guided