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.

she was

for the rest of

improvise. She shot me a startled look, her teeth

and nodded at me. “I’m satisfied.

doing from the start. She’d tried to set me up, so I

wasn’t someone she could easily

then turned to the audience and confidently delivered my closing line. “Adversity reveals the preciousness of true

fell, and the applause continued long after the

of all, took photos together to commemorate the moment.

to change when Kirsty, storming over, blocked

did you mean by that stunt on

my face neutral, staring intently at her hand. Without thinking, I exuded an alpha

could’ve been considered a performance accident. Do you realize how serious that is?”

side interrupted, “Alright, Kirsty, but everything worked out in the end. If it

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