Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0427

Chapter 0427

Hannah

The late afternoon sun filtered through the large windows of my office, casting a warm glow across the mahogany and leather. The pile of papers on my desk was finally dwindling, and it was good timing, too- it was nearly five o’clock and I was itching to take my daughter on a walk through the gardens before the sun went down.

But as my pen scratched across the paper, I could feel my Beta’s eyes on me.

I glanced up to see Viona sitting across from me with that knowing smirk of hers plastered onto her face. I knew that look all too well, and I sighed, setting down my pen.

“Go ahead. I know you want to ask.”

Viona’s smirk turned into an impish grin. “So… You made out with Noah last night, huh?”

this was coming, I felt heat rush to my cheeks at the mention of last night. Noah’s lips on mine, the sensation of his cool hands slipping up

that we were inches away from hooking up right there against the tree, but the desire aching in my low belly still lingered today. I

eyes. “Oh, please. Everyone saw you walk off

conversation any longer. My fingers absently traced the edge of a file on my desk as I said quietly, “We just

know. But how was it?” Viona

kissed, it felt like… like some invisible thread was reforming between us. Like a piece of me that I didn’t even know was missing suddenly clicked

“A mate bond?”

“You know, all my life, I thought I was just one of those people who would never meet their

“But now?” Viona prompted.

this is how it feels to have your soul truly bound to another–beyond love, beyond the simple bond that’s formed through marriage. A

suddenly

and I couldn’t seem to stay apart, even when we were at our worst… it wasn’t just stubbornness or habit, like