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!

door, my voice losing its usual arrogance. “Can you hear me?

Silence.

back, bracing myself to kick the door down. Whatever was going on in there, I was not about

door open when it creaked open from the

out slowly, wearing a dress stained with blood near the

or ask what had happened, she

supporting her limp body in my arms.

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514 Not So Easy

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I instinctively reached out, touching the blood on her leg.

I murmured,

not touched her, so where had the

with Benjamin’s child? Was the jostling on the journey yesterday enough to

a twisted sense

child were gone, I could have

Hayley’s POV:

saw Irving’s reaction, I was certain–nothing

awake just yet. If there was even a sliver of humanity left in him,

use that as my chance to

optimistic. Irving did not even consider taking me anywhere.

retrieved a first aid kit, and

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

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

asked, my tone sharp and mocking “It’s just a scratch on

I was doing, his anger flared. He threw the gauze onto the

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

designed for confinement–no windows, no sharp objects, just a bed and a small