NovelEnglishChapter 0445
Hannah
| couldn’t help but feel guilty as | stared out the car window.
The tall trees passing by were a dense green blur, the scent of pine and fresh air filling my nostrils even from
inside the car. The sky was the clearest blue, perfect for an outing in the countryside. Melody was cooing happily
in the backseat without a care in the world.
Noah was taking us on a weekend trip, just the three of us, and | should have been elated beyond
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But instead I just felt... tired. Panicky. A little confused.
“Quit picking at your lip,” Noah suddenly said, the sound of his voice rippingout of my reverie. “I swear,
Hannah, if you're thinking about work right now”
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“It's just so unexpected, that’s all,” | replied as | quickly sat on my hand to keep myself from nervously picking at
the dry skin on my lower lip. “If | had a couple weeks’ notice, | could have prepared things ahead of time, worked
slate nights to get more done-"
“And that’s precisely why | didn’t tell you.” Noah glanced atfrom the driver's seat, a look of mild
disappointment crossing his features. “You'll work yourself to the bone, you know. | don’t even have a Beta and
I'm not half as stressed as you.”
| resisted the urge to stick my tongue out at him. “Keeping respect as a female Alpha is enough to make anyone
stressed,” | quipped. “One weekend vacation could be enough to paintas a ‘lazy housewife’ in the other
Alphas’ eyes.”
Speaking of eyes, Noah looked like he wanted to roll his-I'd brought up my issues with being a female Alpha on
more than one occasion-but instead sighed and said, “I know. But you're still Hannah, beyond being an Alpha.
And | just so happen to know Hannah well enough to know that she needs tto recharge just like anyone
else.”
| almost retorted, but quickly shut my mouth again and slid down a little further in my seat. “You're right,” |
admitted, shaking my head. “I guess | have been a workaholic lately, haven't 17”
“Yes, you have. And I'd appreciate it if | could still see my girlfriend and daughter on occasion.”
There was no arguing that-especially not when he reached over and placed his hand on my thigh, giving it a
squeeze. That gesture alone was enough to seton fire, and suddenly, the idea of a weekend getaway in the
countryside, away from work and my rather nosy family, did seem rather tempting.
Finally, around lunchtime, we made it to the rental Noah had picked out. The GPS took us up a narrow dirt road
riddled with potholes, causing Melody to whine in protest in her car seat, but once we pulled up to the front of
the house, even she seemed to realize that the bumpy ride was worth it.
“Oh, Noah... Where did you find this place?” | breathed as we climbed out of the car.
Noah beamed and draped his arm across my shoulders. “It took a lot of rental-hunting, trust me.”
I didn't even have the words to describe how beautiful it was; it was a sweet little cottage nestled into the edge
of a forest clearing, a little stone path up to the front door wending between a garden full of
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Chapter 0445
wildflowers. Baby blue shutters lined the whitewashed walls, birds chirping on the windowsills.
“Cover here,” Noah said before we could head inside, carrying Melody in one arm with his other still
wrapped around my shoulders. “You'll want to see this.
My eyes widened as we rounded the house and saw, in the back, the world’s tiniest farm.
It was just a little pen with two goats and a few chickens, really. But being the spoiled rich girl | was, even this
felt like hon the range.
| turned to Noah, my mouth agape as | pointed at the goats. “You-How-What-
“They're just pygmy goats, Hannah,” Noah laughed, adjusting Melody in his arms. “You can pet them if you want.
The rental owner says they're very friendly.”
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