Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 514 Not So Easy to Deal With

Hayley’s POV:

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From outside the bathroom, Irving’s mocking voice carried through the door. “Hayley, why are you up so early? You were so tired last night; you should have slept in.”

His tone was dripping with arrogance, the kind that made my blood boil.

With a seething expression, I glared at the door, wishing I could release Hera and dig my teeth into his neck.

Yet, the wolfsbane coursing through me left Hera weak and unable to take over.

Even without his wolf, the unmistakable aura of witchcraft surrounding Irving made it clear he had struck a deal with a witch, making him far from defenseless.

I forced myself to calm down, carefully checking my body. To my relief, there were no signs of mating.

A small breath escaped me, but I could not relax completely.

How could I know for sure that nothing had happened between us?

After a moment of thought, an idea formed in my mind.

Irving’s POV:

I leaned casually against the bathroom door, listening intently to the faint sounds inside. Then, the sharp sound of glass shattering made my heart lurch.

What was she doing in there? Had Hayley done something drastic?

Though I knew she was not one to give in easily, a pang of panic hit me.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

losing its usual arrogance. “Can you hear me? Open the door,

Silence.

and I took a few steps back, bracing myself to kick the door down. Whatever was going on in there, I was not about to

door open when it creaked open

dress stained with blood near the hem, the vivid red stark

could process what I was seeing or ask what had happened, she

her, supporting her limp body in my arms. Shaking her gently, I tried to

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clawed at me as I instinctively reached out, touching the blood on her leg. My fingers

this be?” I murmured, confused.

her, so where had

bolt of lightning–could Hayley have been pregnant with Benjamin’s child? Was the jostling on the

thought stirred a twisted sense of

could have her all

Hayley’s POV:

moment I saw Irving’s reaction, I was certain–nothing had happened between

did not let him know I was awake just yet. If there was even a sliver of humanity left in him, maybe he

as

too optimistic. Irving did

the bed, retrieved a first aid kit, and prepared to treat me himself.

churned in my stomach. The thought of him touching me made my skin

abruptly, pushing myself to sit up at the edge of the bed, putting as much distance between

so nervous?” I asked, my tone sharp and mocking “It’s just a scratch on my leg. No

doing, his anger flared. He threw the gauze onto the floor, muttered something unintelligible, and stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind

the echoes of the door reverberated through the room, I took a moment to examine my surroundings.

was a space clearly designed for confinement–no windows, no sharp objects,