Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0461

Hannah

“He really said that about me? ‘A devil you don’t‘?”

Noah nodded solemnly as he stepped out of the shower and wrapped his towel around his waist. Dark hair fell into his eyes, dripping water onto his cheekbones before he swept it backwards with one hand.

“He seems to be under the impression that you intend to destroy Nightcrest–or what used to be Nightcrest,” he said with a derisive short.

I couldn’t help but shudder at the thought, although more from anger than fear. I knew that Noah’s father had always thought relatively little of me, and he thought even less of me after our mess of a first marriage, but this was just bizarre.

“I wish I was there to slap him,” I mused, turning to the mirror and rubbing my face cream into my skin.” First he tries to insinuate that Melody isn’t our daughter, and now this…”

“He’s just trying to get a rise out of both of us,” Noah said gently. “We don’t have to give it to him.”

I sighed and met his gaze in the mirror. “No. We don’t.” I paused, thinking for a moment, then added, “But maybe it wouldn’t hurt to do a paternity test. Just to shove it in his face.”

Noah’s dark eyebrows shot upwards at that. “Seriously?”

“You don’t think it would be satisfying to show him results that clearly prove that Melody is your daughter?”

My mate was silent for a few moments as he considered this. It was petty, I knew, but it would be satisfying. And it would shut Marcus up once and for all.

Or at least until he came up with something else to complain about.

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mouth twitched into the barest hint of a

he said, draping a wet arm around my shoulders. “Let’s do it. What the hell,

morning, we found ourselves sitting in the doctor’s office, Melody perched on

had once claimed that I was too ‘frail‘ to have

rebirth, walked into the room with a clipboard in his hands. The aging doctor was

must be little Melody. I’m

I could think twice. “Since,

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face paled somewhat. “I do apologize for that… misinformation, Alpha,” he managed, his voice

arms across my chest. But a calming “Easy,” through my Mindlink with Noah caused me to hold my tongue

said, studying his clipboard. “The results of your paternity test are in, and… You are the father,

sarcastically as he bounced Melody a little on his leg. She giggled and grabbed

eyes good–naturedly and rose. “Well, that settles that.

himself. But before we could go, Doctor Patel cleared his throat, causing us both to turn. “Alpha Hannah, it’s been so long since you’ve had your regular check–up,” he said. “I’d like to modify

exchanging somewhat wary glances with Noah. Doctor Patel had made a very poor distinction before in claiming that I was too frail to lead a normal life with

said, nodding. “Just a quick one

the exam table as he listened to my heart, took my blood pressure, and drew

blood pressure results. “Your blood

“Really?

blood pressure can creep up on the best of us,” he said, turning the meter so I could read it myself. It did look pretty high. “Right now, it’s not high enough to warrant medication; but

did; I ate healthy, exercised almost

preparing to move back into my old home with

too.

I said. The doctor looked pleased