Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 482 Storm Off

Hayley’s POV:

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“This city must be pretty small. Ran into him at the bar last night, and now we bump into him here? If that devil’s got his eyes on us, we’re in for trouble.”

Benjamin hadn’t given it much thought, but hearing my words, he quickly realized Daniel was behind this.

With a slight raise of his right hand, Benjamin pointed at Daniel, speaking in the most matter–of–fact tone, “Idiot.”

Daniel, who had been basking in his smugness, immediately flushed with anger. He slapped the back of the chair in front of him, yelling, “Who are you calling an idiot?”

I couldn’t help but burst out laughing. In a deliberately sarcastic tone, loud enough for everyone to hear, I said, “Isn’t it rare for someone to admit to it themselves? How fascinating!”

As soon as the words left my mouth, chuckles rippled through the crowd. Seeing Daniel’s embarrassed expression only made their laughter grow louder.

Freya was furious. She shot to her feet, ready to storm off.

wrist in frustration, demanding, “Where do you think you’re

a public humiliation, you’re just going to stand there and do nothing? Worse, you want to leave me to face

yanked her arm free with a sneer. “If you want to embarrass yourself, go ahead, but don’t

she stormed out without a

glared at Benjamin and me, his jaw clenched in frustration. Eventually, he stomped off

to Benjamin with a playful grin. “He loses his cool way too easily, doesn’t he? If something like this

chuckled, extending his hand toward

smiled back and shook his hand firmly.

evening, Benjamin parked the car in a spot outside the campus and walked me back

together, the polite distance between us had disappeared, replaced by a

felt as if no matter how far we walked, our hands would always stay connected like we were meant to hold

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was busy, no doubt about it. But my life felt even

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been the only time entirely ours. Who knew how long it would be until

tracks, uncertain. “Wait,

preoccupied holding hands when

hand, playfully brushing my nose with his finger. “You wait by the dorm entrance. I’ll