Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 47 What Do You Mean by That?

Hayley’s POV:

Finched

“I knew it. There’s no way Ms. Kilmer, a Beta, could have been bullied by Ms. Carson, an Omega. She was clearly lying

“Exactly. Madeline’s been spinning lies this whole time And that excuse about her wolf being in a dormant state? The way she moved in the footage was perfectly normal for a Beta. If her wolf really was asleep, she couldn’t have reacted that quickly.

People around me began to gossip, jumping on the bandwagon now that the truth was out

Christopher, too, looked at Madeline with nothing but disappointment. He was utterly speechless.

“No, it’s not like that, Christopher! You have to believe ine,” Madeline pleaded, grabbing his arm, but he shook her off angrily. “So, everything you said and did tonight was a lie?” he asked, his voice full of disgust.

Madeline’s tears kept falling, but I stood silently, watching their little drama unfold.

Christopher looked at her with clear contempt. “Do you know what this means? You’ve completely destroyed everything I thought I knew about you. I trusted you–completely.”

Madeline tried to protest. “Please, let me explain. It’s not what you think.”

truth is clear now,” George said, his tone serious, completely different from the kind demeanor he usually had toward her. “Ms.

eyes now filled with disappointment and judgment as they looked

the crowd, his face dark and flushed with embarrassment. He looked furious, like he couldn’t believe what his daughter had done. When Madeline saw him, she reached out desperately, as if grasping for her last hope. “Dad,

I sincerely apologize. Madeline just returned from abroad and isn’t yet familiar with the rules. I’m sorry that she made such a fool of herself in

actions were disgraceful enough that, according to pack rules, she could be expelled right here and now by the Alpha. But her father was trying to brush it off, downplaying what she’d

inside, Hera was

events.

over to my side. His voice was calm, almost emotionless, but the words he spoke made Madeline’s face turn even paler. “Mr. Kilmer, do you really think a simple ‘she doesn’t know

Madeline hurriedly tried to

even acknowledge her, speaking directly to her father instead. “Mr. Kilmer, even if Hayley is just an Omega, she is a guest of the Southwells and a member of the Shadow Pack’s ruling family. Have you considered what this could mean for the alliance between Midnight/Pack and

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You Mean by That?

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into silence. After bowing respectfully, the guests waited

him, then quickly pulled her forward,

some leeway, clearly didn’t take Benjamin’s words seriously. She even shot me a defiant

are you doing?!”

Carson is gracious enough to forgive you, we’ll call it settled. But if she doesn’t, you’re not coming home tonight,” her father warned, his tone firm. He might’ve once been George’s Beta, but he was much more calculating and

if I didn’t magnanimously forgive Madeline, I’d be the