Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 776 Poor Humbert

Hayley's POV:

40 Peade

His palm was wide and warm, rough with old calluses. When it brushed against

my skin, it felt a bit like fine sandpaper-abrasive, but strangely grounding.

Yet somehow, the restlessness in my heart began to settle.

All the fury, the desire to tear into him, and the unshakable resolve to sink my

teeth into his throat disappeared in an instant.

"Stop being so guarded, so hostile toward me," Truman said softly. His dark eyes

locked on mine, filled with something deep-something honest. "I'm here to protect

you

Thud. Thud-thud. Thud-thud-thud.

My heart pounded wildly in my chest.

I looked up in confusion and stared right into Truman's eyes. For a brief moment, I

felt a strange familiarity.

Just like when I looked at Benjamin.

The realization hit me like a bolt of lightning. And after that fleeting calm, panic

surged back into my chest.

But he wasn't Benjamin. Hera could smell the difference between them.

How could 1-how dare I-be drawn to two different men?

"No! I can't!"

The chaos inside me bubbled over. I cried out, not even realizing it.

Then, as if burned, I ripped my hand away from his and spun around. I flung the

door open and refused to look back at him.

"Leave. Now. I want you out of my sight."

Benjamin's POV:

saw Hayley's expression, I knew something was

sense the shift in her

snapped and

was something else.

didn't know what I had done to push

pretending Truman. Not like

and left without a word.

worried, hoping.

caught was her face as she slammed the door shut,

Chapter 776 Poor Humbert

if something had clamped around my

breath out

took a long moment before I managed to

Because in that

Hayley's POV:

door, my breath shallow as I

footsteps. My brows were

on earth was wrong

a

was the one fate had

that night, tossed in

ten the next morning, I arrived

still in

had passed, people who had struck gold

Word had spread like

hopeful dreamers, all chasing the fantasy of overnight

the bone-had

something truly legendary. They refused to leave before

the rare treasure.

even saying they'd stayed just to

and Preston.

past, the buzz among them picked

Told you she wouldn't just

Preston brought in his secret weapon this time. That girl's going

crushed."

to see a pretty face

word but didn't flinch. My expression stayed cool,

I hadn't heard

like

he rushed over nervously the moment he spotted

Preston's secret weapon showed

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