Alpha's Regret After Her Rebirth

"Thank you, Luna," she breathed. "But I don't understand. Why are you doing all this? You've never..."

Her voice trailed off, but she didn't need to finish; I could hear the unspoken words loud and clear. You've never shown me this level of care or compassion before. I felt my chest constrict painfully, a lump forming in my throat. Because it was true. Offering her a thin smile, I patted her hand and stood.

"Take the rest of this week off," I said gently. "You need time to recover fully. And don't worry; I'll make sure you still receive your regular wages during that time, no arguments."

If it was even possible, Ana looked

ven more stunned by my words. She opened her mouth to speak, but then closed it again, clearly too stunned to even speak,

"Luna Hannah, 1.." She finally said, swallowing hard and shaking her head slowly. "Thank you. You're very kind. I don't know how to make it up to you-

"There's no need to make anything up to me," I interjected firmly, taking a step back. "You've more than earned a bit of rest and care, Ana. Please, think nothing of it."

Ana blinked owlishly up at me again, but finally nodded and stood. I watched as she made her to the door to leave. She paused there for a moment, her hand resting on the doorknob.

Her next words caused my blood to run cold.

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"One more thing. Luna," she said, slowly turning to face me one last time. Her gaze flickered towards the bathroom almost imperceptibly. Those supplements you have hidden away. Are you planning to start taking them again?" My mouth went dry as cotton as I felt myself instinctively following Ana's line of sight towards the bathroom where I knew that little bottle of diet pills lay tucked away in the shadows of the medicine cabinet. Part of me wanted to lie, to hastily deny her insinuation and brush it off entirely.

But I knew she must have seen them, perhaps while cleaning at some point. And I was no longer interested in lying

"I'm trying not to," I admitted in a small voice, unable to keep the shame from creeping into my tone. "But it's difficult."

A heavy silence fell over us then, full of the weight of my own demons. Ana looked at me, and something unreadable flashed through her eyes. When she finally spoke, her voice was low and insistent. "Flush them," she urged, her eyes widening ever so slightly. "Flush them and never take them again." I blinked in response. "I know I've gotten too thin-" I began, but she cut me off with a shake of her head. "It's not about your weight." Her eyes flickered down to my belly, and for a moment, I felt oddly naked in front of her. When she looked back up at me, I felt my stomach drop. "They're not what you think they are.

I frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Just be careful."

Before I could open my mouth to respond, she was gone.

I only allowed myself a moment of stunned confusion after that before I was scurrying to the bathroom to take a look at the pills.

With shaky hands, I pulled the bottle out and dumped several pills into my hand, inspecting them closely. They looked normal, just like they always did: small, blue, with a little "W" to represent White Rabbit stamped into each one. They're not what you think they are, she had said.Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

I furrowed my brow, thinking deeply, so deeply, in fact, that I almost didn't notice the sound of the bedroom door opening again.