Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 62 Starting to Care about Her

Benjamin’s POV:

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Henry and 1, along with a few Beta subordinates, finally reached the base of Moonlight Mountain. The moment we arrived, I felt Lawrence stirring restlessly within me, giving me an intense premonition.

Hayley was close.

Hold on, Hayley, I murmured in my heart, sending her a silent prayer.

It had been ages since I had felt this tense. The last time was probably as a kid, during those intense Alpha combat training sessions where we fought to the limits just to survive.

Now, here I was, on edge all over again, for an Omega I’d once dismissed so easily.

In this instant, I had to admit that maybe spending all this time together had changed me. Somehow, I had started to care about her.

Perhaps she’d come to feel like family, like a younger sibling I needed to protect. I couldn’t decipher it.

Yet that was a question for another time. Right now, finding her was the priority. I forced myself to focus and started organizing our approach.

On the way here, I’d studied Moonlight Mountain’s terrain. There were only two paths to the summit. One was a winding main road; the other was a narrow trail running along the mountain’s backside.

“Henry, you take a team up the main road. I’ll go up the back path. We’ll meet at the top. If anything unexpected comes up along the way and we lose signal, let’s use fireworks as our sign.”

“Got it, Ben. Be careful,” Henry replied.

made,

of my subordinates said, offering me his jacket. I waved him off. “I’m alright. You all bundle up. How much

there, but the higher we go, the rougher it’ll get. We’ll need

Keep everyone alert and

a subordinate came running up, his face tense. “Alpha, we’ve found something up ahead!” he announced.

forward and rushed over.

That appears to belong to

as I confirmed it was indeed Hayley’s. My eyes darted arou to check

seems someone might have fallen here. Could it be Ms. Carson?” His words sent a jolt of alarm through

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62 Starting to Care

Hayley’s POV:

thought I heard someone calling my name

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a hallucination from my fall. But then, a tall figure appeared before me, his voice familiar as he called

finally opened my

Benjamin!

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are you doing here? I’m not hallucinating,

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