Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth (Hannah and Noah) novel Chapter 275

Chapter 0275 

Hannah 

The feast was in full swing, the aroma of roasted deer filling the thick forest air and mingling with the lively sounds of the live music. 

I meandered my way through the crowd, casually sipping a glass of iced tea. My muscles still felt loose and relaxed after that run through the forest, the coppery tang of blood lingering at the back of my tongue. 

A group of children darted past me, nearly knocking me over, their squeals of laughter echoing through the clearing. I stepped aside quickly, narrowly avoiding a collision with little Adam, who seemed to be leading the pack. 

“Sorry, Luna Hannah!” he called over his shoulder, not slowing down for a second. 

I couldn’t help but smile as I watched them disappear into the crowd. My hand unconsciously drifted to my stomach, and I found myself wondering what it would be like to have my own child running and playing amongst them. 

At that moment, my eyes sought out Noah almost of their own accord. I spotted him standing across the clearing, deep in conversation with some of the older pack members. My hand quickly fell back to my side. 

As if sensing my gaze, he looked up, our eyes locking for a brief moment. 

My wolf stirred inside of me in response to that look, a low whine escaping my throat. The desire I had been trying to ignore came rushing back full force. I wanted him. Badly. 

It was getting harder and harder to quell these feelings lately, especially since that night we had spent together. It was as if tasting what we could have had only made the hunger worse. 

And now that I had tasted the doe’s blood on my fangs, awakening that primal part of me, it felt as though only one thought existed in my mind: him. Noah. Mate 

“Hannah!” The sound of Drake’s voice blissfully pulled me from my thoughts, mercifully stopping me from thinking, saying, or even doing something that I would regret later. I turned to see him approaching me with a broad smile on his face. 

“Drake,” I said, turning. 

Drake stopped a foot away from me. “That was some impressive hunting earlier. I’ve never seen a Luna take down a deer like that. So quick and clean.” He gestured to the fire, where today’s kill was being carved up to serve. It felt both beautiful and barbaric at the same time, to feast on something that I had hunted myself. But it felt so, so right–so in tune with the primal beast that lived inside of all of us. 

I felt my cheeks warm at the praise. The cooks had even commented on how tender the meat was, indicating that the deer had not suffered–sometimes, the overwhelming suffering of an animal could tinge the meat with a strange taste. But not today. 

“Thanks, Drake. Although I think Noah might have let me win,” I admitted. 

Drake chuckled. “Well, even if he did, it doesn’t change the fact that you made a clean kill. It’s obvious you’ve still got it in you.” 

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Chapter 0275 

I nodded, sipping my iced tea. Then, remembering what I had seen earlier, I decided to probe a little. “By the way, I couldn’t help but notice earlier… was Zoe riding on your back when you arrived at the kill site?” 

Drake’s eyes widened slightly, and he glanced around before leaning in closer. “You saw that? I didn’t think anyone had noticed.” 

“I did,” I confirmed. “Is everything okay?”