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.

I wanted

with these thoughts, that infuriating Hayley stepped out

looking?" she asked

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

me a card. "There should be enough on here to cover repairs, or maybe even buy something newer and more comfortable. Honestly, this van's

expected him to do that. The gesture hit me hard, and I had to fight back

van looked-after sitting in the underground garage

Jaggeds owned was gone, except for this one car, which was still in my late grandfather's name. That's the only reason we still had

needed it to move my remaining possessions to a newly rented apartment and to travel back between there and the hospital

orth

downgraded to an ordinary werewolf, my physical strength was poor. I desperately needed

I'd still be living in comfort as an Alpha's daughter. My father,

Chapter 727 Real Culprit

be lying unconscious in

couldn't accept what had happened, let

eyes widening in surprise.

down, biting

snatched the card from Benjamin's hand. "Fine, I'll take the money. Let's end this here. I won't

from Alpha heiress to nothing. More than anything, I wished everyone who'd ever known me

the

It was him!

recognized Steven in an