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 barest hint

know what?” he said, draping a wet arm around my shoulders. “Let’s do it.

ourselves sitting in the doctor’s office,

have regular intercourse, let alone get pregnant. And now here I was, with my

his hands. The aging doctor

Hannah,” Doctor Patel said with a warm smile. “And this must be little Melody. I’m terribly sorry that I wasn’t able to

meet her at all,” I said wryly before I could think twice. “Since, you know, I was

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

chest. But a calming “Easy,” through my Mindlink

said, studying his clipboard. “The results of your paternity

quipped sarcastically as he bounced Melody a little on his leg. She giggled and grabbed at his shirt with her

settles that.

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

frail to lead a normal life with my husband. But it didn’t

nodding. “Just a

smile, Doctor Patel ushered Noah out of the room for privacy. I sat on the exam table

he studied my blood pressure results.

“Really? I feel

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 getting more B12 and iron in your diet, reducing stress,

almost daily,

usual lately, what with preparing to move back into my old home with Noah, handling the logistics of the pack merger, and my usual Alpha duties–all while being

too.

I said. The doctor looked pleased and turned away to jot