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!

usual arrogance. “Can you hear me? Open

Silence.

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

gathering my strength to force the door

blood near the hem, the vivid red stark

I was seeing or ask what had happened, she collapsed to the floor.

immediately knelt beside her, supporting her limp body in my arms. Shaking

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at me as I instinctively reached out, touching the blood on her leg. My fingers came away stained. Human

this be?” I murmured, confused. “I didn’t…

touched her, so where had the blood come

a bolt of lightning–could Hayley have been pregnant with Benjamin’s child? Was the jostling on the journey yesterday enough to cause a

stirred a twisted sense of

gone, I could have her all to myself.

Hayley’s POV:

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

even a sliver of humanity left in him, maybe

could use that as my chance to escape.

clearly too optimistic. Irving did

me on the bed, retrieved a first aid kit, and prepared to

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

opened my eyes abruptly, pushing myself to sit up at the edge

mocking “It’s just a

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

room, I

designed for confinement–no windows, no