Alpha Hayley’s Destined Mate

Chapter 556: My Personal Habit

Tina’s POV:

With the Ortegas’ status in this region, no one had ever dared to speak to me so disrespectfully. Yet this Omega in front of me actually had the audacity to tell me to shut up! Most Omegas would have been trembling in fear just from my presence alone, but this girl? She simply crossed her arms over her chest and looked at me—calm, unbothered. There wasn’t the slightest hint of fear in her gaze. In fact, there was even a trace of mockery.

I was instantly enraged, my sharp fangs flashing as I snarled, “I asked you a question—are you Hayley?”

She met my glare head-on and remained silent for a moment before speaking in a steady, fearless voice. “Sorry, but I don’t entertain conversations with strangers. Personal habit.”

Stranger? Entertain? The audacity! As a high-ranking Beta of the Ortegas, why would I need to “strike up a conversation” with a mere Omega? Odessa was right—this girl was ignorant, arrogant, and completely oblivious to proper hierarchy. To be this disrespectful to a werewolf of higher rank… she clearly had no idea who she was dealing with.

Without hesitation, I raised my hand and slapped her across the face. “That was for not respecting the ranking system.” I lifted my hand again, preparing to strike her once more, but she suddenly caught my wrist in midair before my palm could land.

I stared at her in shock, only to see something chilling in her eyes—a murderous glint. More importantly, her grip was unbelievably strong. Her hands were slender, delicate even, but the power coursing through them was inhuman—as if she could crush my wrist into pieces with nothing more than a squeeze. This strength… was not something an Omega should possess.

Hayley’s POV:

Seeing the shock in the woman’s eyes, I let out a cold chuckle and tightened my grip on her wrist. “That first slap? That was on me for being careless. But do you really think your luck will last forever?”

The moment she struck me, Hera had been furious, ready to tear out this woman’s throat. She would have already taken over if I hadn’t held her back.

Tina’s expression shifted. The shock in her eyes quickly turned to rage, and for a moment, she remained silent. And in the next second, she shifted. A fiery red wolf emerged in front of me, baring her fangs before lunging at me with a furious snarl.

“Hayley, let me handle this!” Hera growled, her battle instincts surging.

“No need. I can take her down myself,” I reassured her confidently.

The moment Tina pounced, I swiftly dodged, sliding behind her in one fluid motion. Before she could react, I grabbed the back of her neck and clenched my fingers around her throat—tightening my grip with brutal force. A pained howl tore from her throat as she was forced back into her human form, collapsing onto her knees in agony. “Ahh! Let go! It hurts!” she cried out.

Her bodyguards reacted instantly, moving to protect her. But a single, warning glance from me, my eyes flashing with lupine intensity, stopped them in their tracks. They hesitated, clearly intimidated.

“Release her now!”

At that moment, the university security team came rushing over. One of the guards, his face stern, raised his hands in an attempt to calm the situation. “Miss, please stay calm and let go of her. If there’s a conflict, let’s discuss it properly—we don’t need to escalate things further.”

Around us, the gathering crowd had erupted into excited whispers and murmurs.

“Damn, that was incredible!” “Holy shit, she’s insanely skilled! She didn’t even need to shift to take her down!” “Wait… isn’t she supposed to be an Omega? How the hell is she this strong?” “Her combat skills are insane. And that Beta? She clearly has no formal training—completely outmatched.”

The longer the commotion dragged on, the more people gathered, and that annoyed me. More than that, the risk of someone realizing my true identity as an Alpha was growing.

I exhaled sharply and let go of Tina’s throat. But I hadn’t anticipated one thing—without my grip supporting her, she lost balance and fell heavily to the ground with a loud thud.