Alpha Hayley’s Destined Mate

Chapter 523 Taking the Upper Hand

Hayley’s POV:

1 pressed the cold, sharp edge of the knife against Lisa’s skin, the icy contact making her flinch instinctively.

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Her gaze dropped to the knife mere inches from her, and she trembled violently. It was human nature to value life, particularly for someone like her, who loved rving.

“You won’t dare,” Lisa said, narrowing her eyes in a fecile attempt to gauge my resolve.

1 tilted my head, lips curling into a cold, mocking smile “Why don’t you try me?”

Lisa must’ve sensed the unyielding chill in my tone because she fell silent.

I immediately took the initiative and commanded her, Get up!”

She obediently did so.

Keeping her firmly in my grasp, I glanced toward the door. “Open it,” I ordered.

Lisa walked over and reached for the handle and told me calmly, “It’s locked.”

I refused to believe her so easily. “You’d better not be playing games with me.”

raised both hands and made a gesture of surrender “If you don’t believe me, try it yourself. Do

and I don’t have much time.

with her back to me. With one hand gripping the knife against

It didn’t budge.

Her tension subsided slightly when she saw

dripping with veiled threats. “Irving will be back shortly. Before that happens, you’d better head back

and wait like prey for the hunter? No, I won’t admit defeat

eyes scanning the room for another escape

concern. She was never a match for me, even without

of the circumstances, didn’t dare provoke me further. Instead, she leaned back like a quiet observer, her

desperately looking for a way out, only

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with a subtle sheer, “And even that door is specially reinforced. It’s impossible to cut, break, or even dent. Not even an Alpha’s wolf could break through it. Unless you have the

no

my wolf, stirred inside me.

I held

breath, trying to steady my pounding heart. Moments later, a deep, steady voice came from outside. “Hayley, are you

emotions exploding like a flood. “I’m here!

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