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.

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

I noticed Odessa paused, clearly displeased.

her head and stirred her coffee, acting as

had expected her to protest against me staying in Benjamin’s room. But

a change I hadn’t anticipated, and I

wasted no time and led me upstairs. Nervously, I followed him, only feeling certain of the change in Odessa’s attitude

exactly had happened

one thing for sure–even if I continued pretending to be Omega or eventually became the Luna of the

relief I felt after escaping death.

take Benjamin back to the Carsons and explain Odessa’s shift

I brought Benjamin to the Shadow Pack,

me home. Smiling, I teased. “Why has your mother stopped objecting to us being together?”

“Try to guess

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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

Benjamin, “Come on, what kind of magic can change someone