NovelEnglishChapter 0361
Chapter 0361
Hannah
The sounds of laughter and music faded somewhat as made my way into the kitchen, an empty snack bowl in
hand. The staff tonight had offered to refill it, but I'd insisted, saying that | needed a few moments to myself.
Apparently, they had taken that as meaning that | needed the entire kitchen cleared, because there was not a
soul there when | walked in. Not that | minded.
But | wasn’t alone for long before footsteps sounded behind me, followed by a familiar scent reaching my ears. A
moment later, warm hands covered my eyes.
“I wonder who that could be,” | purred, smirking. I felt Noah shift behindand heard something being set
down on the counter.
“Open,” Noah's deep voice rumbled near my ear.
| blinked as his hands fell away, my eyes adjusting to find a small box sitting in front ofon the counter.
Grinning, | lifted the lid and gasped softly at the contents. Inside was a delicate silver picture frame, empty and
waiting to be filled with a photograph.
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“I thought it would be nice for our baby’s first picture,” Noah explained as his arms wrapped aroundfrom
behind. “We can fill it with a photo of all three of us once the little one arrives.”
Tears pricked at the corners of my eyes as | pulled the frout, feeling its weight beneath my fingers. It was
heavy, pure silver. | brushed my thumb across the delicate engravings. “Noah, thank you,” | murmured. “It's
perfect. | can’t wait.”
| set the frdown and turned in his arms. He smiled, thumbing away a tear that had escaped down my cheek.
“Happy tears, | take it?”
I nodded, laughing softly. “Very happy tears. I'm a bundle of emotion lately with these hormones.”
“I can tell. Con,” he said, taking my hand and nodding toward the back door. “Let’s get sfresh air. Just
you and me.”
We slipped out into the gardens, the cool night air a welcrespite from the warmth of the house. Crickets
chirped in the darkness, and the sweet scent of night-blooming jasmine filled the air. As we walked hand in hand
along the winding path, the muffled sounds of the party drifted out to us.
Suddenly, the music inside grew louder as someone turned it up, the beat pulsing through the night air. Noah
turned towith a mischievous glint in his eye. “May | have this dance, my Luna?”
Haughed, allowing him to pullclose. “You may, Alpha.”
We swayed together slowly for a little while. The stars twinkled overhead, and for a moment, it felt like we were
the only two people in the world. | rested my head on Noah's chest, just listening to the steady thump of his
heart.
But as we turned, movement caught my eye. | stiffened slightly, my eyes narrowing as | lifted my head.” We
have an audience.”
Noah lifted his own head from the top of mine and followed my gaze to the window where Zoe stood
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watching us. She was blatantly staring at us, arms crossed, lips pursed. Had she even talked to anyone at this
damn party or had she been brooding all night?
As soon as she realized we'd spotted her, she quickly turned away, pretending to be engrossed in conversation
with another guest.
Noah shrugged, pullingclose again. If it bothered him, he didn’t mention it. But I'd had enough; the party-my
party-had been filled with nothing but coy looks and saccharine smiles. It was tto be honest.
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“Noah, there's something | need to tell you.”
He pulled back slightly, concern etching his features. “Something wrong?”
| took a deep breath. “If we're going to work on our marriage, | need to be honest with you. I... | want to be kind
toward Zoe, | really do. But I'm at the end of my rope.”
Noah's brow furrowed. Before he could say anything, | continued.
“I've tried to make her feel welcome, to include her, to be kind. But she always seems to get in slittle dig at
don’t want that kind of negative energy around our child.”
Noah was silent, his steps slowing. My heart raced, worried that | had hurt him with my confession.
“I'm sorry if | hurt you,” | said quickly. “I just felt like | should be honest about how I truly feel.”
To my surprise, Noah's face softened. “Hannah, you don’t need to apologize. Actually, I've been thinking about
this for stime.”
“You have?”
He nodded, guidingto a nearby bench-the sone we'd sat on earlier that morning.
We sat down, and Noah took both of my hands in his. “When you were kidnapped, Zoe's behavior... It was
strange. She kept giving wrong directions to where you might be, and she didn’t seem all that concerned about
your safety.”
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