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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into the

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

sitting in the doctor’s office, Melody

same doctor who had once claimed that I was too ‘frail‘ to have regular intercourse, let alone get pregnant. And now here

a clipboard in his hands. The aging doctor was all professional smiles and

must be little Melody. I’m terribly sorry

said wryly before I could think twice.

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apologize for that… misinformation, Alpha,” he managed, his voice strained. “Sometimes,

through my Mindlink with Noah caused me

your paternity test are in,

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

rolled my eyes good–naturedly and rose. “Well, that settles that. We should get a copy to send to

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

very poor distinction before in claiming that I was too frail to lead a normal life with my husband.

“Just a quick one wouldn’t

for privacy. I sat on the exam table as he listened to my heart, took my blood pressure,

pressure results. “Your blood pressure

frowned. “Really? I

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 perhaps you should consider

I ate healthy, exercised almost daily,

into my old home with Noah, handling the logistics of the pack merger, and my usual Alpha duties–all while being a

too.

I’ll keep an eye on it,” I said. The doctor looked pleased