Chapter 176: Wanting to Control My Body

Benjamin’s POV:

In my dream, Hayley suddenly turned toward me and smiled. How could someone like her, an Omega, be my Luna? I abruptly woke up. “Phew! It was just a dream!” I glanced outside the window; it was completely dark. Then, I looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was 3:00 am. I felt like I was losing my mind. How could I have a dream like that? It was probably because Hayley had been showing up a lot lately, messing with my head. Unable to get back to sleep in the middle of the night, I decided to get some work done until morning. When the sunlight finally filled the room, I changed into my workout gear and headed out.

Hayley’s POV:

I slept well through the night. When I woke up, I pulled back the curtains to let the morning sun in. The weather was perfect today. I stretched and felt Hera starting to stir. She wanted to take control and make me go downstairs. I glanced over and saw Benjamin jogging downstairs. Was his leg better? I was confused, but I ignored Hera’s urges and finished my morning routine. After changing, I left my room. To my surprise, I bumped into Benjamin the moment I stepped outside. “Good morning!” I greeted him. Normally, he would have replied politely, but today, he just ignored me, brushed past me, and went into his room. I was puzzled but didn’t think too much about it and went downstairs. After breakfast, I waited downstairs for a while, but he still hadn’t come down. So, I went upstairs to check on him. “Benjamin, when are you coming down? I’ll be late for school!” I knocked on the door. After a moment, the door cracked open. Benjamin only showed half of his body. “My leg is still bothering me. Let Henry take you.” Just as he was about to close the door, I stopped him, confused. “But you were running this morning! Your leg seems fine.” He insisted, “It’s still not right. I can’t manage.” I knew he always kept his word, so I didn’t push it. “Okay, I’ll go on ahead.” I turned and left, then went to school with Henry.

Henry and I walked into the school together, chatting along the way. “Boss, can you help me with the lesson today? I went over the textbook last night, but there are still some parts I don’t get.” I nodded. “The textbook is just the basics. When it gets closer to the exams, you should focus on practicing more problems. I’ll let you borrow my exercise book later. It might help.” Henry grinned. “Thanks, Boss!” We walked into class together. Henry had been known as the lazy troublemaker who gave teachers a headache. Because of the Southwells’ reputation, teachers had always turned a blind eye to his behavior. But recently, Henry had changed. In addition to his werewolf combat training, he started paying attention in every class, no matter the subject. At first, the teachers thought he was just pretending. But after a week, they were impressed by his efforts. “Henry, come up to the board and solve this problem.” I had just finished solving a math question when I heard the teacher call Henry’s name. Everyone, including me, turned to look at him. “Why did the math teacher ask Henry to solve this?” I overheard someone whisper in surprise. “His brother is the Alpha of the Midnight Pack and is great at everything, but Henry’s never been serious about his studies. Do you think he can solve it?” “Maybe the teacher made a mistake.” I listened to their comments, raising an eyebrow as I watched Henry.