Chapter 238: Chapter 253

Chapter 0253 Hannah +25 BONUS The sound of cutlery against china mixed with quiet music drifting from the cafe’s speaker. I took a sip from my coffee to wash down the decadent taste of chocolate from my croissant and looked over at Viona and Drake, who had come out for lunch with me.

“So, I finally did it,” I said as I set down my cup. “I wrote up a formal invitation to the Luna Queen and mailed it this morning.”

Drake froze, his fork halfway to his mouth. “Why didn’t you tell me?” he asked with confusion. “I could have invited her myself.

She is my aunt, after all.”

I shook my head and patted my mouth with a napkin. Thanks, Drake, but I want to achieve this on my own merits. No special favors, even if she is your relative.”

“I can respect that,” Drake said around a mouthful of cobb salad. “I think it shows real character.” Viona snorted from across the table. “Or stubbornness I shot her a playful glare. “Hey, I prefer to call it determination.”

Now that the invitations to the charity gala had been sent out, we just had to focus on other things–like decor and a menu. I wanted it to be perfect, not only to end my eating disorder campaign on a high note, but also to impress the Luna Queen.

After all, I hadn’t forgotten about her invitation to her council. And I intended to find my seat there.

As we continued eating, I couldn’t help but notice the way that Drake’s eyes kept flicking to me every so often from across the table. He had been looking at me in a strange way a lot lately, not at all like his normal self. Maybe the events of the night at the waterfall were still plaguing him. I could safely say that they were still plaguing me, for one.

Suddenly, Viona gasped, her eyes glued to her phone. “Oh my god, Hannah. You need to see this.”

She thrust her phone across the table before I could even answer, nearly knocking over her water glass in her haste. I leaned in, curious, only to feel my face flush as I recognized the image on the screen. “Is that...?”

“Yep,” Viona hissed, thrusting the picture a little closer On the screen was a photograph of Noah and me, asleep together in the hospital bed. The caption read: ” True love overcomes all obstacles. How cute are Nightcrest’s Alpha and Luna?”

“What the hell...?” I hissed, suddenly acutely aware of Drake’s eyes boring holes into the side of my head. I wracked my brain, trying to think, but then it hit me: the morning after Noah and I had fallen asleep together, I had awoken to see two nurses fawning over both of us.

Viona shrugged, taking her phone back. “It’s all over social media. It’s basically viral.”

1 felt a surge of anger take over me. “Those damn nurses...” I grumbled. “That’s a violation of privacy. They shouldn’t have been taking pictures of us; we were scared and vulnerable that night.”

+25 BONUS Chapter 0253 “They could get in so much trouble for this,” Viona muttered as she scrolled through the comments. “But people are eating this up. Look at this one: “Relationship goals! I wish my mate looked at me the way Alpha Noah holds his Luna.‘

Drake c cleared his throat, looking uncomfortable. “Hannah’s right. It’s a breach of privacy.”

“You could probably get those nurses fired for this, you know,” Viona suggested, finally putting her phone down. “Something like this goes directly against patient privacy. They posted it on a burner account, but if you remember their faces...”

Despite my anger, I shook my head vehemently. “No, I won’t take it that far,” I said.

Viona and Drake both raised an eyebrow in unison. “Why not?” Drake asked.

I shrugged and took another sip of my coffee. “It was a lapse in judgment. I’m not happy, but I’m also not going to ruin someone’s career over it.”