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.

had played along then, so I wasn’t too worried about the truth coming

expression brightened at my reply. “Do you have a

question caught me

dual degrees at a top university years ago.

to Astoria to study undercover, solely to

couldn’t tell Jeremy any of this without revealing my identity. After a moment’s thought, I shook

goal is

hope you achieve your dream

“With your abilities, getting into New College wouldn’t be an issue. You should

simply, “I don’t

I wasn’t going to consider it, and it was

face fell slightly.

about

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behind his words, but I’d already made

harm. If you don’t feel the same, you can’t give even the smallest glimmer of hope.

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

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

he said earnestly, “I have my

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

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