Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0417

Hannah

“It… It’s true,” I said, my heart pounding

so hard I was sure Noah could hear it. “Last year, I died, and… When I woke up, it was three months before the event of my death. I think it was a gift from the Moon Goddess or something. I don’t know.”

There was a long, agonizing silence as Noah stared at me, his green eyes wide and unblinking.

The gentle lapping of the river against the shore seemed deafening in the quiet between us. My palms began to sweat, and I resisted the urge to wipe them on my dress, holding Noah’s gaze instead.

What was he thinking? Did he believe me? Or worse, did he think I had finally lost my mind completely? I could almost see the gears turning in his head, probably wondering if he should call for a straightjacket and a nice, cozy trip to the mental institution right then and there

But then, to my utter shock, Noah threw his head back and began to… laugh. It started as a chuckle, a low rumble in his chest, and then it grew into a full–bodied guffawthat echoed across the water.

“Oh, Hannah,” he gasped between fits of laughter, smacking his knee with his open palm, “that’s hilarious! I didn’t know you were taking comedy classes lately.”

out a tiny chuckle of my

“Noah ”

“You really had me going there for a second. ‘Died and came

believe me. Who would, aside from Viona? It sounded insane, even to my own ears, and the only reason why my best friend even believed me was because

forced another laugh, hoping it didn’t

I said, trying to keep my voice light despite the agony churning in my gut. “I guess I need to work on

wiped his eyes, still chuckling. “Maybe stick to

truth? He needed to know eventually. I felt like a coward, hiding behind a veil

I couldn’t tell him now.

Noah, there is something cerous I

concerned as he looked

and Alvin. I told him everything–the conversation with White Rabbit, who was now known as Jen, the political

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