Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 74 Risk of Exposed

Hayley’s POV:

That request left me utterly stumped.

If I agreed, my identity would surely be exposed when we met face–to–face.

But if I declined, Benjamin would surely become suspicious–he was always so alert.

After a long pause, I still struggled with the right words to respond. Finally, I decided to ignore it altogether and logged off, heading straight to bed.

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The next morning, which happened to be Monday, I was at Midnight Pack and made the bold choice to drive myself to school for the first time. Of course, I ended up being late!

I hurriedly ran to my calculus classroom, where William was already in the middle of his lesson.

As I slipped through the door, he turned just in time to witness my entrance.

I braced myself for a reprimand, knowing how strict he usually was with tardy students. To my surprise, he simply smiled and waved me in. “Come on in!” he said cheerfully.

Taken aback, I quickly stepped inside.

biased, letting her in just like that,” one student

teachers‘ pet now. How could he treat us the same way?” they continued, gossiping

as I settled into my seat, but the next moment, William directed his attention

me.

Hayley has arrived, I have an important announcement to make,”

mood, “so next month, she will represent our school in the National Math Olympiad alongside a few other Aexian students at

in a flurry of chatter.

can she really handle the Math Olympiad?” One student was

Pack–how can she possibly be better than our Betas?” Another

doubts rolled over me like water off

the competition. If it weren’t for my growing boredom with staying

in the national math contest, the city’s education bureau has organized a two–week intensive training session before that. Hayley,

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maintaining my

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the case, I would be able to temporarily avoid living with the Southwells.

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