Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 769 Him Again

Hayley's POV:

+8 Pearls

Hera sensed the danger the same moment I did. Instantly, she went into battle mode inside me, ready for action.

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I kept my face calm and stopped beside a car, pretending to touch up my makeup

in the side mirror while. secretly keeping an eye on the reflection.

As expected, the car to my right started to empty out-one man after another stepped out, each of them eyeing me like a predator sizing up its prey.

They carried clubs and all kinds of weapons in their hands.

Hera picked up their scent-they were rogues, all of them criminals.

I pretended not to notice, calmly brushing a hand through my bangs before continuing down the sidewalk.

When I picked up my pace, so did they, jogging to keep up, like I might vanish if they didn't stay close.

We left the hotel entrance behind and stepped into quieter streets. I knew they were waiting for the right moment to make their move-somewhere out of sight. So

I turned a corner into a narrow alley.

chuckle behind me, his voice filled

into it. Let's go!" he

us, ducked behind a corner. Using the crates and trash bins stacked beneath a roof overhang, I climbed to the rafters and crouched, waiting. The plan was

at the corner of the street and immediately

sharp, though-just before rounding the corner, he raised his club and slowed

wary.

he could make the turn, one of his guys bumped into him

He

around, ready to yell at him, but the words died in his throat. Somehow, behind them, a man in a suit had

The leader snapped.

straightened his suit, then lifted his hand with the casual flick of a finger. "I'm not in the mood for games. Come at me. All of

was the final straw. The rogues snapped. With growls and snarls, they shifted-long claws,

He lifted one foot, ready to shift into his wolf, until he remembered something Hayley had seen his wolf form before.

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Chapter 769 Him Again

blow his

but to rely on his own hand-to-hand

48 Pearls.

Alpha and stronger than any of them. He grabbed one rogue by the throat with one hand, knocked out two more with a swift spinning kick, and kept moving

Hayley's POV:

no one came. Instead, I started hearing the sounds of a fight-grunts, growls, and bodies hitting walls. Confused,

turned the corner, that familiar chill ran down my spine. Danger.

unmistakable. A razor-sharp claw swiped toward my back from

to defend myself-but before I could move, a tall figure dashed

quickly