Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 826 Dead End

Hayley’s POV:

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At first, I didn’t notice anything strange. But after ten moves, it finally clicked.

I remembered–I’d used this same strategy once before, back in Aetherfall.

So Monica really did learn a lot from Baxter.

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I studied the board calmly, tilting my head with a small smile. This was actually kind of fun.

Monica, who had been playing fast, suddenly froze when she saw me smile. She pulled her hand back from the piece and gave me a mocking look.

“Out of moves already? Don’t know what to do next?” she sneered. “Too bad it’s too late to quit now. You’d better get ready to slap yourself bloody!”

I just sat there, smiling quietly at her arrogance.

I already knew exactly where she was going with every single move.

her. I wanted to

lowered my head and calmly made my next move–stepping straight into the trap she had

as I played right into her hands. “You still won’t admit you’re dumb, huh? Fine. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Keep this up, and in two more

my pawns with

slid another piece forward, relaxed as

You’re hopeless.” Monica rolled her eyes and went in for

move.

play out Baxter’s strategy, all the

minutes and

had needed a full half hour

talent. She’d managed to set the board this way in a

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time.

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at her evenly and said, “If you give up now, we can cancel our

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it for Benjamin’s sake. No matter what, if I became his Luna,