Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth (Hannah and Noah) novel Chapter 273

Chapter 0273 

Chapter 0273 

Hannah 

My paws thundered against the forest floor, my lungs filled with the scent and weight of damp, thick forest air. I wove around trees, leaped over fallen logs, burst through thickets and eventually came to rest for a moment at the top of a large, smooth boulder. 

Noah bounded up alongside me, his footsteps making little sound as he approached. I didn’t look at him, but rather kept my gaze fixed on the forest below, searching for any sign of movement with my keen eyes. 

The wind rustled my fur. Beside me, I felt Noah lean slightly, his larger form towering over mine. Only then did I chance a glance up at him, and it was then that I saw his wolf eyes, glowing greener than the leaves, staring down at me. 

But I didn’t take so much as a moment to gaze back, because there, over his shoulder, I saw a puffy white tail disappear into the forest. 

With a soft growl, I moved past Noah and leaped down from the rock, laying chase again. He followed, matching my pace as we raced through the trees. The sacrificial deer’s sweet, potent scent filled my nostrils, driving my wolf into a frenzy of excitement. 

Goddess, this felt good. I hadn’t felt this connected to my wolf in years. With the thrill of the hunt pulsing through my veins, I felt like a new woman. 

The forest blurred around us as we raced faster, rapidly turning into a blur of greens and browns. Sunlight filtered through the canopy, dappling the ground with patches of golden light. I could hear Noah’s heavy breathing beside me, feel the heat radiating from his silver coat. 

Up ahead, the doe took a sudden, sharp turn around a large tree. Pushing faster, Noah playfully nipped at my shoulder before he put on a sudden burst of speed and soared ahead of me. 

I growled again and raced after him now 

not just the doe. 

To my surprise, I found myself gaining on Noah. My legs pumped harder, muscles I had almost forgotten l had burning with blissful exertion. Noah glanced at me as I returned to his side, his wolf eyes widening in surprise as, with one last push, I pulled ahead. I shot him an open–mouthed gape over my shoulder, a playful, but silent tease. 

He let out a growl, his hackles raising as he pushed himself faster behind me. We wove between trees, leaping over a small babbling creek, always keeping the doe in our line of sight but allowing ourselves a chance to play, to egg each other on. The forest was alive around us, birds scattering at our approach, small animals darting for cover. 

The deer was just ahead now, its white tail flashing as it darted through the underbrush. I put on an extra burst of speed, my jaws opening in anticipation. 

Goddess, how I wanted to taste meat–real, raw meat, a fresh kill, something that I had deemed myself too poised to indulge in since I had become a Luna. 

“Lunas don’t hunt,” I had begun telling myself years ago. “They don’t eat raw meat. They don’t eat anything, really.” 

Well, not anymore. My wolf craved to give in to her natural instincts, and I couldn’t bear to deny her that 

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satisfaction anymore. 

Just as I was about to lunge, Noah appeared in my peripheral vision. For a moment, I thought he was going to overtake me. 

But then, almost imperceptibly, he slowed. Just enough for me to surge ahead and make the final leap. 

My teeth sank into the soft, furry flesh of the deer’s neck, the taste of blood flooding my mouth. The deer shrieked and whimpered, her gangly legs kicking wildly. Still, with a swift jerk of my neck, I brought the animal down to the forest floor and savored the sensation and taste of her fear and adrenaline.