Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Alpha Hayley’s Destined Mate

Chapter 618 Crocodile Tears

Hayley’s POV:

After Alan finished speaking, silence descended upon the room.

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Just as I was about to respond, he continued, “Michelle is my daughter, the next rightful heir to the Sanders‘ leadership. She cannot be married off so casually!”

Benjamin and I exchanged a look of surprise.

Neither of us had expected such a strong reaction from Alan.

I didn’t know Alan well, but this sudden, arbitrary control sparked a deep resistance within me.

“This is my life; I can make my own decisions.” My voice was firm, my gaze unyielding.

The deep–seated resentment I had kept buried started to surface. The sense of abandonment I felt when reuniting with Virginia, the loss, and the grudge against being forgotten were triggered by Alan’s authoritarian tone.

I wasn’t about to let my emotions get the better of me, but neither would I be a compliant puppet.

of the Shadow Pack, almost no one had dared to challenge my decisions.

young to understand the world’s vastness

as simple as listening to sweet talk!” Alan said, casting a dubious glance at

a man?”

am different,” Alan said, frowning, displeased. “I am your father, the only man in this

I sneered. “If you wouldn’t hurt me, then how did I end up alone

Do you think those rogues out there would have let me survive if they hadn’t?”

was an accident, Michelle.”

demeanor crumbled as my words hit him. He seemed to age visibly.

my fault you suffered … ” He looked at me,

respond, his eyes reddened, on the verge of tears, his expression

to say, feeling

my discomfort, quickly interjected, “Let’s put the past behind for

discreetly, regaining his composure and

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Freya burst into the room with a sycophantic grin.

bedside, feigning concern. “Are you feeling

has woken up. Peter is also awake now, so you should

her fake display