Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 488 Kneel

Hayley’s POV:

+8 Pearls

I threw off my cloak, discarded the witch’s hat, and faced the audience with a commanding air, delivering the lines I had added myself. “Brave prince, you have passed the test. You may choose a day to marry my daughter, and from now on, our two kingdoms will establish diplomatic ties and never be at odds again!”

Jay paused for a moment but quickly understood. He knelt on one knee and clasped his fists. “I see now. I will not fail you!”

Kirsty was stunned, looking at me, then at Jay with confusion.

Before she could even react, Jay grabbed her and made her kneel in front of me.

Seeing her grit her teeth in pain as she forced herself to bow respectfully to me made me feel much better.

I moved to stand tall in front of her, my hands behind my back and looked down at her. “Girl, are you dissatisfied with my arrangement?”

I knew the audience would naturally get swept up in the roles they were playing.

that she was my daughter, she’d have to carry the

for the rest of

expected me to improvise. She shot me a startled look, her teeth clenched as

a smile and nodded at me. “I’m

doing from the start. She’d tried to set me up, so I wasn’t going to let her off easily

wasn’t someone she could easily push

to the audience and confidently delivered my closing line. “Adversity

curtain fell, and the applause continued long after the performance a

clothes, and most of all, took

to change when Kirsty, storming

fury in her eyes, she demanded, “What did you

face neutral, staring intently at her hand. Without thinking,

considered a performance accident. Do you realize how serious that

“Alright, Kirsty, but everything worked

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