Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 727 Real Culprit

Vivian's POV:

I didn't even have to look up-1 recognized that scent immediately.

Benjamin.

The man I'd loved so deeply, the Alpha of the Midnight Pack.

But he only had eyes for Hayley, that lowly Omega, while my own life had fallen apart...

I took a deep breath and finally lifted my head to glance at him, my feelings a tangled mess. "Forget it. Just go. You don't need to take responsibility for this."

I was nothing now, with nothing left to offer Benjamin, and I was no longer worthy of an Alpha like him.

But most of all, I couldn't bear for him to see me like this-at my absolute lowest.

After the Jaggeds fell from grace, once my father was stripped of his Alpha title, our finances collapsed. Everything we owned-every asset, every property-was seized by the bank. The only thing I had left was this old minivan.

My father, devastated, had ended up in a coma in the hospital. To pay his medical bills, I sold everything I could.

Gone were the days of luxury cosmetics, designer clothes, and handbags. Now, I wore the simplest jeans and a shirt, a far cry from the daughter of an Alpha.

how I wanted Benjamin to

thoughts, that infuriating Hayley stepped out of the car

looking?" she asked

I'll handle it," Benjamin replied, his voice so

here to cover repairs, or maybe even buy something newer and

never expected him to do that. The gesture hit me hard, and I had to fight back tears as I stubbornly refused, "No.

how pitiful this old van looked-after sitting in the underground garage for over a decade, it

didn't have a choice. Everything the Jaggeds owned was gone, except for this one car, which was still in my late grandfather's name. That's the only reason we

my remaining possessions to a newly rented apartment and to travel back between there and the hospital to care

orth

been downgraded to an ordinary werewolf, my physical strength was

been for that man Steven, I'd still be living in comfort as

Chapter 727 Real Culprit

wouldn't be lying unconscious in a hospital

accept what had happened, let alone

voice, her eyes widening in surprise. "Wait-it's

I muttered, head down, biting my lip. "You've got the wrong

hand. "Fine, I'll take the money.

More than anything, I wished everyone who'd ever known me would just disappear

got out, exuding the unmistakable aura of a high-ranking werewolf. He looked at Hayley with concern. "Are you two

It was him!

Steven