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.

this continent, I must protect them." There was a trace

nation is behind this?" I asked

He shook his head. "Similar cases have occurred abroad

So...

slightly, understanding the

talent, and it

to worry about this," Samson said, taking on an

always do," I replied, sidestepping his touch and

surprised by my reaction, After a few final words of advice, he left with his

straight home-or rather,

arrived, Mira and

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

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slightly, his eyes reassuring, then

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that he had barely approached her before rushing off. With everything going

moment to