Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 686 Alpha King Appears

Hayley's POV:

As we stepped past the cordon, Samson dismissed his subordinates, leaving just the two of us walking ahead.

He reassured me gently, "Don't worry about this. I'll handle everything for you. Now that you're in college, focus on your studies. No one will trouble you again."

I arched an eyebrow, smiling as I replied, "I'm not worried." I felt at case instead.

After a brief pause, I changed the subject. "Samson, you brought the best forensic expert in the system and personally showed up as the Alpha King. A simple suicide wouldn't require all this effort, would it?"

Samson chuckled, but his expression darkened. "Nothing gets past you, does it?

"You're right-there's more to this case. In the past six months, five physicists in this city alone have died the same way."

Sure enough, it was another case involving physicists. My mood sank.

Those incidents were connected to the mass suicides Dominic had mentioned.

"Physics is a complex field, and those who succeed in it are rare talents, usually ranking above Beta.

"It plays a crucial role in a nation's technological progress. If we keep losing brilliant minds like this, we could face a serious skills shortage in the future.

I must protect them." There was a trace of sorrow in his

think an enemy nation is

to say." He shook his head.

So...

slightly, understanding the

and it was unlikely they'd

an elder's tone as he ruffled my hair. “Just focus

sidestepping his touch and

few final words of advice, he left with his

straight home-or rather, to Benjamin's

Mira and

up the moment he saw me. "Frederick won't back

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smiled slightly, his eyes

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looked displeased that he had barely approached her before rushing off. With everything going on, I hadn't spent much time with

moment to comfort