Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Eternal Claim 263

Chapter 263 Make Him Pay

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Irving laughed harshly, his smile twisted. “What should do? What can I do? What’s Benjamin going to do to me? No matter what, I still have the blood of the Southwells running through me. Does he plan on betraying his family for the greater good?”

His assistant stayed silent, though a hint of fear lingered in his eyes. “Mr. Irving, maybe we should leave. There’s no harm in retreating.

“What if Benjamin doesn’t care about family rules and simply expels you from the pack?”

Irving shook his head and said, “No, I’m not going anywhere. I’ll stay right here and wait for Benjamin to come for me.”

Since he couldn’t change his boss’s mind, the assistant decided to stop trying

Take care, Mr. Irving. If fate allows, we’ll meet again.

With that, the assistant walked away, leaving Irving alone in his office. Slowly, Irving closed his eyes. He knew this moment had been inevitable.

Hayley’s POV:

On the day of George’s funeral, almost all the key leaders of the important packs showed up.

I had been by Benjamin’s side, keeping him company at the memorial hall for three days straight. He hadn’t eaten or drunk anything, and he looked utterly drained.

Ben, please, just eat something. You can’t keep going like this, Henry urged him, but Benjamin didn’t respond.

Since his words had no effect, Henry turned to me for help.

Grandpa’s gone now, let him rest in peace. We, the living, still have to

he was hurting. Because of our fated bond, my

now, no words would do justice to the

spoke softly to Benjamin, “Please, eat something. Your body won’t

a hint of response. He lifted his gaze, his eyes as deep as ever, impossible to read. His voice was hoarse when he spoke. “I need to go somewhere. I’ll

up and walked out.

didn’t look back, striding away

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Benjamin’s POV:

outside. When he saw me, he hurried over. “Alpha!”

didn’t waste time. “Did you find

a file and said, “Here it is. All the details are in

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it’s him,” I muttered, flipping through the papers, y hands tightening into fists. “Let’s go. We’re going to confront him. Also, take these to the police and get the best lawyer we can. I want him locked up for

“Yes, Alphal”

I wanted nothing more than to face him right now, and sink my teeth

massive office building, I saw Irving standing alone in front of the floor–to–ceiling windows, staring

he’d been

me. Without thinking, I let Lawrence take control of my body. In an

control and tore his throat out.

I steadied myself and growled, “Did you do this?”

He simply

and slammed it into

my gaze and calmly said, “That’s right. I did it all. But Benjamin, I