Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 526 Let Me Stay

Hayley’s POV:

I gave Odessa a polite smile, hoping to show goodwill.

She briefly glanced at me, her eyes still filled with disdain and contempt.

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But she saw Benjamin, she sighed and nodded slightly acknowledgment. “It’s good that you’re back. You must have been shocked. Go upstairs and rest.”

Odessa then turned to the maid, instructing, “Wendy, clean the previous room and bring a fresh set of clothes for Ms. Carson.”

“Yes, Mrs. Southwell,” Wendy answered respectfully.

Without waiting for me to thank her, Odessa walked over to the living room couch, holding her coffee.

She didn’t outright reject me, which I understood as her way of making the biggest concession she could for the moment.

Gaining her full acceptance would take time–probably until I revealed my Alpha identity.

I started to turn away, Benjamin interrupted, calling to Wendy, “No need. Hayley will stay in

I noticed Odessa paused, clearly

her coffee, acting as

had expected her to protest against me staying in Benjamin’s room. But to my surprise, she didn’t object at

a change I hadn’t anticipated, and I was still processing how much

followed him, only feeling certain of

sure what exactly had happened between them

to be Omega or eventually became the

was more uplifting than the relief I felt

explain Odessa’s

I brought Benjamin to the

Smiling, I teased. “Why has your mother stopped objecting

joked, “Try

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Odessa for far too long, and coming back to a place I knew so well made me feel completely at case. Naturally, I became curious.

kind of magic can change someone like that? I