Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth

Chapter 0094 Hannah

I hummed along to the music drifting from the small speaker on the bathroom counter as I stepped into the steaming shower, eagerly anticipating the way the scalding water would soothe my tired muscles. The picnic had been a rousing success, both in terms of entertainment value and my own personal plans, and I felt lighter than I had in ages.

Tipping my head back, I allowed the hot spray to soak my hair, the water trailing over my face in warm, soothing streams. Even though the picnic had been off to a rocky start, it was a success in the end.

We were closer than ever to being chosen as the hosts for the Lunar Festival. In fact, just as the picnic had been coming to a close, the Alpha Council-Drake included-had come directly to me and Noah to congratulate us on a wonderful event.

Soon, all of this would be behind us. Once we hosted the Lunar Festival, my approval ratings would be higher than ever-plus, I still had more plans of my own in between now and then.

And then, in two months, Noah and I would get divorced. I would return to my home pack and take my rightful place as female Alpha, and I would continue with a healthy pregnancy.

But it was as I was closing my eyes to wash my face that the faint whisper of a chill breeze against my damp skin made me shiver, the hairs along my arms and at the back of my neck prickling upward. Frowning slightly, I turned to glance at the glass shower door, certain I had secured it fully closed before stepping into the shower.

Sure enough, a gap of a few inches had somehow appeared, allowing the cooler air from the bathroom to snake inside and disrupt the steamy cocoon. As I watched, the glass almost seemed to rattle ever so slightly in the frame, almost as though it had been disturbed by an unseen force. Odd.

Shaking my head, I chalked it up to a draft from the open window and reached out to tug the door fully closed once more. The last thing I needed was for the floor to get soaked while I was busy enjoying my shower.

By the time I finally stepped out and toweled off a little while later, I felt boneless and relaxed, my muscles pleasantly loose. Wrapping the plush white towel around my body, I padded out into the bedroom and over to the vanity to begin my nightly skincare routine.

As I was smoothing a rich, fragrant moisturizer over my face, a faint flicker of movement in the mirror's reflection caught my eye. Freezing, I peered intently at the mirror, straining to detect the subtle shift again.Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

There-a dark, indistinct shape blurred across the far side of the room in the shadows before disappearing from view entirely.

My breath caught in my throat as I whipped around, my head swiveling to catch whomever had just wandered through my room.

"Hello?" I called out, cautiously rising from my chair. My eyes scanned the dark room, silently cursing the place for being too big for my little vanity lamp to light up the entire space. Chapter 0094

There was no one, of course-just more paranoia, that was all.

But....

The soft creak of a footstep on the hardwood sent a jolt of ice through my veins, every hair on my body standing on end in an instant as my fight-or-flight instinct kicked in. There was someone else in here with me.

I whirled around with a startled shriek, my towel slipping precariously as my gaze raked over the room, desperately seeking out any sign of an intruder.

"Noah?" I called out before I could think better of it, my voice trembling despite my attempts to keep it steady.

No, wait. Noah was probably at his office, spending the night there like usual-

My internal monologue was cut abruptly short as the unmistakable creak of footsteps sounded from somewhere behind me again, much closer this time. Gasping, I whipped back around, my hands groping blindly along the surface of the vanity until they closed around the hefty spine of a leather-bound book.

"Who's there?" I demanded in a shrill voice, my chest heaving as I held the book up, ready to slam it on any intruder. "Show yourself!"

There was a moment of silence so profound it was practically suffocating. Then, from the doorway. Hannah-"

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