Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 66 A Heart in Despair

Rachel’s POV:

The moment I spotted Hayley, a rush of anxiety washed over me.

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My heart raced wildly, and my words came out in a jumble. As the clock ticked, I couldn’t even recite the speech I had practiced so thoroughly.

The audience below directed skeptical looks at me, murmuring, “What’s going on? Why isn’t she speaking?”

“Could she be so nervous that she forgot her lines?”

“She seemed to be performing well just now. I thought she was going to be a surprise.”

“It’s such a shame. She had done quite well before.”

“I knew it. We shouldn’t have high expectations for an Omega like her.”

Hayley looked at me with gloating eyes, and my mind went blank. I couldn’t say a word.

I struggled to suppress my emotions and continued my speech, yet I couldn’t focus. My lines came out in disjointed fragments. Unable to endure the scornful gazes from the audience, I hurried off the stage and into the backstage area.

to collect my thoughts. My performance had been

the speech competition, my mind raced with questions about how Hayley had managed

could escape the watchful eyes of those criminal lone wolves

not an ordinary

possessed significant power, she wouldn’t let me off the hook

this isn’t your fault. It’s all Juliet’s doing. Don’t worry about Hayley seeking revenge; if she wants to get back at someone, it’s Juliet

reassure myself, a figure suddenly appeared silently before me, startling me into jumping from my seat.

Hayley’s POV:

satisfaction. I

calmness. “What’s so surprising about it It’s been a few days since we last saw each

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that so? It seems you’d rather have me locked away in the mountains to be killed by those criminal lone wolves,” I bluntly

about? I don’t understand a word

innocence.

developed a case of selective amnesia. Do you need me to

a few seconds of silence, I smiled slightly and recounted the entire story. Rachel was left speechless, staring

she stumbled back