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.

as the Alpha of the Shadow Pack, almost

to understand the world’s vastness fully. How can you make such

listening to sweet talk!” Alan said, casting a dubious glance at Benjamin.

a man?” I

said, frowning, displeased. “I am your father, the only

wouldn’t hurt me, then

adopted me. Do you think those rogues out there would have let me survive if they

an accident,

words hit him. He seemed to age visibly.

my fault you suffered … ” He looked at me, guilt–ridden,

on the

didn’t know what to say, feeling awkward

for now. Mr. Sander, what are your

his composure and authoritative

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he was about to speak, Freya burst into the room with a sycophantic grin.

bedside, feigning concern. “Are you

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

watched her fake display