Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth (Hannah and Noah)
Her Rebirth 244

Chapter 0244 Noah & Hannah Noah's POV

Noah sat on the edge of the hospital bed, his body aching from the whole ordeal but his mind racing even faster. The doctors had tended to his wounds, patching up the cuts and bruises he had sustained during the rescue, and his arm was in a sling for now-he had dislocated his shoulder grabbing the side of the cliff. But the physical pain was nothing compared to the emotional turmoil he was experiencing.

No matter how hard he tried to relax, his mind couldn't seem to stop replaying the moment Hannah fell over the edge of the waterfall, the terror that had gripped him as he leaped after her without a second thought. He had come so close to losing her, to losing everything. "I don't want things to go back to normal after this," he thought to his wolf.

His wolf bristled in response. "Which 'normal' are you referring to? The normal you had before everything fell apart, or the new normal after she announced her decision to divorce you?".

Noah cringed visibly, his face twisting not from pain, but from mental anguish. "Both."

It was true; their marriage had been falling apart for some time. Years, even. He didn't want things to go back to the way they were before, when Hannah was hardly more than a trophy wife. But he also didn't want to divorce her. Not now, when he had just come so close to losing her for good.

A nurse entered the room, interrupting his thoughts. "Alpha Noah?" she asked. "How are you feeling?"

Noah cut straight to the chase, not even bothering to answer the nurse's question. "How's my wife?"

"Luna Hannah is being examined now," the nurse replied as she checked her clipboard. "We'll update you as soon as we know more. But you both will need to spend the night here so we can monitor you."

Cringing again, Noah replied, "Fine."

The nurse shot him an apologetic look. "If it's any consolation, you two can share a room if you'd like."

Before Noah could even think about his reaction, he abruptly said, "I would like that."

As the nurse left, Noah's mind wandered back to Hannah. The thought of divorcing her now seemed impossible. How could he let her go after everything they had been through?

But he knew, even though he had saved her life tonight, that Hannah's mind was made up. She wanted out of their marriage, and nothing he did seemed to change that.

Not that he could blame her, of course. No matter how angry it made him, he couldn't help but wonder if it was still for the best.

At least she would be safe with Drake if we got divorced, Noah thought bitterly. He had seen how Drake had fought tooth and nail tonight to save Hannah; clearly, he cared immensely for her. If Hannah had to choose someone else, maybe Drake wouldn't be the worst option.

Although Noah would rather Hannah be with him instead. But if he had no choice...

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Suddenly, the sound of a knock on the door pulled Noah from his thoughts. Drake stood in the doorway, looking about as battered as Noah felt.

"May 17" Drake asked, gesturing to the empty space in front of Noah's hospital bed.

Noah grit his teeth for a moment, then nodded. He couldn't bring himself to hate Drake anymore, not after tonight.

"How are you holding up?" Drake asked as he stepped into the room.

Noah sighed. "I've been better," he admitted, then paused, chewing the inside of his cheek. "Listen, Drake... I wanted to thank you. Hannah wouldn't have survived if we hadn't worked so well together."

Drake nodded, and Noah swore he could see a look of relief crossing his face. "I'm just glad you're both alive. And for what it's worth, I think we make a pretty good team when it counts."

"Yeah. I suppose we do," Noah agreed, holding out his hand. Drake took it, shaking firmly.

As they broke apart, Noah caught sight of Zoe standing in the hallway behind Drake. "Drake, would you mind giving us a minute?" Noah asked.

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