Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 163 A Yearlong Wager.

Hayley’s POV

That’s impossible. I’ve already masked my scent.

Just as I was worrying Jeremy broke into a grin. I was just teasing you.”

“I

“Honestly, my inner wolf didn’t pick up your scent.”

“But I don’t care whether my mate is chosen or destined

Hearing that, I breathed a sigh of relief.

“Philip was my dad’s comrade–in–arms. Our families have always been close,” Jeremy explained.

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After a brief pause, he added, “I didn’t expect to see you here. I was finding this event a bit dull, but now it’s gotten a lot more interesting.”

I smiled but didn’t respond.

“Did you come here alone?” Jeremy asked. I shook my head. “No.”

As the words left my mouth, I remembered how I’d roped Benjamin into pretending to be my mate the last time I tried to turn Jeremy down.

then, so I wasn’t too worried about the truth coming out.

expression brightened at my reply. “Do you have

question caught me off guard.

had earned dual degrees at a top university years

study undercover, solely to fulfill a yearlong

any of this without revealing my identity. After a moment’s thought, I shook my head and gave a vague answer. “I haven’t thought about

goal

achieve your dream and get

on me, his expression serious, “With your abilities, getting into

“I don’t like

wasn’t going to consider it, and it was my way of rejecting

fell

he felt about me, but I couldn’t reciprocate

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meaning behind his words, but I’d already made my

causes more harm. If you don’t

meet all kinds of people. Before you know it, you might

You don’t need to draw any conclusions now. Who knows? Tomorrow might bring

at me, seemingly unmoved by my words. Instead, he said earnestly, “I have

understood what he meant–his feelings for me were his own choice, and he didn’t

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