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,

it’s chilly at night. Here, take this coat,” one of my subordinates said, offering me his jacket. I waved him off.

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

Keep everyone alert and

speaking, a subordinate came running up, his face tense. “Alpha, we’ve found

forward and

look! There’s a shoe here. That

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

have fallen here. Could it be Ms. Carson?” His words sent a jolt

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62 Starting to Care about Her

Hayley’s POV:

I thought I

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But then, a tall figure appeared before me, his voice familiar as he called

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was Benjamin! /

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doing here? I’m not hallucinating, Am I?” I stared at

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