Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 143 A Coincidence

Hayley’s POV:

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I took a steady breath and regained my calm before replying, “Oh? What a coincidence! Your friend must be a decent person

Benjamin smiled faintly. “She’s a great girl. Even though she’s an Omega, she never lets that hold her back. She’s excellent in both sports and academies, holding her own against Betas her age. And she’s as kind as she is capable.”

It took me by surprise to realize that the person he was describing was… me..

Even more surprising was the high regard he seemed to hold for me.

I laughed, trying to cover my awkwardness. “She does sound pretty amazing”

If I hadn’t been watching him closely, I might’ve thought he was saying all this to see how I’d react.

“Yeah, she is! Honestly, you’re pretty similar to her. When we first met, I almost thought you were her, he said, his gaze intense and unwavering.

I forced myself to glance away nonchalantly, though my heart was racing. Hera inside me was just as

thrilled.

Taking a moment to steady my emotions–and hers–I answered with a light tone, “If you weren’t Benjamin, I’d almost think you were trying out a new pick–up line.”

Benjamin’s POV:

bit taken aback. It was supposedly our first meeting, but something about her felt familiar, almost like I’d known her

to her–it reminded me so much of how he reacted to

compare to you. I said, and as soon as the words slipped out,

I didn’t find her plain anymore–just…a

a pause, I added, “Funny enough, you both share the last name Carson. Maybe someday, if the chance

respond, steering the conversation in a new direction. “Uncle Josh mentioned there’d be fireworks tonight. Let me show

a loud pop pierced the silence, and a spark shot into the sky,

eyes gleaming

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their most beautiful

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dazzling against the night

she turned to me and said, “It’s getting late. We should head back.”

checked the time and nodded. “Yeah, let’s

she wished me goodnight and headed to her room,

guest room.

the time I’d spent with her. I found myself comparing her to Hayley, wondering why this girl felt so

the end, I decided to leave it alone. Maybe once I got back and did some digging into Hayley, these

Hayley’s POV:

Benjamin had left early. A slight pang of disappointment flickered through me,

“Where’s Aunt Tara?”