Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth (Hannah and Noah) novel Chapter 242

Chapter 0242
Hannah
“Noah!”
As Jake and I plummeted toward the churning water below, time seemed to slow to a standstill. The roar of the waterfall faded into the background, and all I could hear was the pounding of my own heart in my chest.
My hand instinctively went to my stomach, where my unborn child had only just taken root a couple of months ago, and for a moment, I was back on the floor of my steamy bathroom all over again.
This couldn’t be happening, I kept telling myself. My child and I were given a second chance at life, only for it to be snuffed out so soon by a man whose only motivation was money.
As we fell, I thought of all the things I would never get to experience-holding my baby for the first time, watching them grow, seeing their first steps… being a mother, finally, after all these years of trying.
Tears stung my eyes as I reached desperately toward the cliff’s edge, knowing it was futile. Nothing would catch us except for the jagged rocks below. I hoped it would be quick, at least.
But then, suddenly, a flash of silver caught my eye. A brilliant silver wolf-Noah-leaped into the moonlight, his powerful form silhouetted against the night sky. For a moment, all I saw was his silver fur catching the moonlight, his graceful legs stretched and his piercing yellow eyes fixed on me.
I thought that if I had to die, then I wouldn’t mind that scene being the last thing I ever saw.
Then, mid-air, he shifted back to his human form and dove toward us with outstretched arms.
Everything happened so fast. Noah dove down, reaching for my outstretched hands. He collided with me mid-air, his arm wrapping around my waist and pulling me free from Jake’s grip. Jake fell down into the misty waterfall spray, his wild eyes disappearing into the gray abyss.
For a moment, Noah just held me tight against his body, and it was all I could do to grip him so tightly that my fingers dug into his skin. Then, his other hand shot out, grasping at the rock face alongside the waterfall.
We slammed into the cliff, and I heard Noah grunt in pain. But his grip on me never faltered.
“Noah-”
“Hold on! I’ve got you,” he said through gritted teeth, his fingernails digging gouges into the mossy rock. “I won’t let you go.”
I buried my face in his chest, shaking with relief and residual fear. “Noah,” I repeated, unable to say anything else.
We hung there for what felt like an eternity, the spray from the waterfall soaking us as Noah clung to the rock. I could feel his muscles straining with the effort of holding both of us, but his grip never loosened- not on me, and not on the handhold he had found.
“Drake!” Noah shouted over the roar of the water. “We need a rope!”
Just moments later, I felt something brush against my arm. Drake had managed to lower a rope to us,
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although I didn’t know or care where he had found it. Grabbing the robe, Noah found a foothold to rest on while he secured it around my waist first.
“Hold on tight,” he instructed. “They’re going to pull you up.”
I shook my head, clinging to him. “Not without you.”
Noah’s eyes softened uncharacteristically. “I’ll be right behind you. I promise.”
Reluctantly, I let go, and felt myself being lifted. As soon as I reached the top, hands grabbed me, pulling me to safety. There were flashing lights in the forest and voices shouting, but I hardly noticed anything. Once I was secure, I turned immediately, watching anxiously as Noah was pulled up next.
Only once we were both on solid ground, soaked and sputtering, did I finally let out a whimper of relief. I crawled over to Noah, my mud-covered hands moving over his body, checking for injuries.
“Are you okay?” I asked, my voice hoarse from the guttural scream that had ripped from my throat during the fall. “You hit the rocks pretty hard.”
Noah sat up, wincing slightly. “I’m fine,” he muttered, reaching for me. His fingers trailed along my bare skin, and I couldn’t help but press my forehead against his. “You?”
“We’re okay,” I assured him. I hardly had time to notice that when I said ‘we’, I didn’t just mean the two of us; I meant the baby, too. Noah didn’t notice, either.
Finally, I came to my senses and saw that the EMTS were rushing to us with medical bags in hand, along with multiple police officers and a wailing siren. Blinking against the harsh lights, I felt a hand on me and looked up to see Drake, covered in blood, crouching beside me.
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