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AlphaHayley’sDestinedMate Alpha Hayley’s Destined Mate Chapter645PullingtheStringsBehindtheScenes Chapter 645 Pulling the Strings Behind the Scenes Hayley’sPOV: Hayley’s POV : 體質 體質 Finished Finished AlthoughtheMiddletonswerealsohigh–levelwerewolves,theirstatuswasclearlynotonthesamelevelas Although the Middletons were also high – level werewolves , their status was clearly not on the same level as theSanders. the Sanders . Theywouldn’thavedaredtotreataSandersmemberthiswayunlesstheyhadapowerfulallybehindthem. They wouldn’t have dared to treat a Sanders member this way unless they had a powerful ally behind them . Thesituationhadescalatedtooquickly–injustafewhours—andtheyweretryingtocornertheSanderswiththismarriageultimatum. The situation had escalated too quickly – in just a few hours — and they were trying to corner the Sanders with this marriage ultimatum . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Butthethreatsofreportersandexposingthestorywentwaybeyondjustforcingamarriage.Itwasn’tmerelyaboutmarryingofftheirdaughter. But the threats of reporters and exposing the story went way beyond just forcing a marriage . It wasn’t merely about marrying off their daughter . Thiswasallpartofagranderscheme.Someonewaspullingthestringsbehindthescenes. This was all part of a grander scheme . Someone was pulling the strings behind the scenes . IglaredatLogan,feelingthesurgeofenergyfromHerabuildingwithinme.Logan,visiblyshaken,finallyspoke.“There’samanwiththelastnameGildon,areporterfromTheTimesDaily.I’mnotsurehowhefoundoutaboutPeterandmydaughter,buthecametomesayinghewantedtoreportonit. I glared at Logan , feeling the surge of energy from Hera building within me . Logan , visibly shaken , finally spoke . “ There’s a man with the last name Gildon , a reporter from The Times Daily . I’m not sure how he found out about Peter and my daughter , but he came to me saying he wanted to report on it . “Atfirst,Irefused,buthe insisted.HesaidtheSandersarepowerful,andwithoutmediasupport,wewouldn’tgetanywhere.That’swhyIagreed.” “ At first , I refused , but he insisted . He said the Sanders are powerful , and without media support , we wouldn’t get anywhere . That’s why I agreed . ” “Isthatall?”Ipressed,notentirelybuyinghisstory. “ Is that all ? ” I pressed , not entirely buying his story . “Yes,that’sall,”Loganreplied,noddingquickly,hisuneaseclear. “ Yes , that’s all ,” Logan replied , nodding quickly , his unease clear . ThepowerHerawasemitting wastoomuchforhim–ithadclearlyunsettled hiswolf.AndwithBenjamin-standingbesideme,glaringathim,Logancouldn’tkeep hiscomposure. The power Hera was emitting was too much for him – it had clearly unsettled his wolf . And with Benjamin -standing beside me , glaring at him , Logan couldn’t keep his composure . HefledbeforeIcouldpresshimfurther. He fled before I could press him further . AsIwatchedthemleave,Alanstoodstill,hisexpressiontightwithfrustration.Afteramoment,hesighedandbegantowalkaway,pausingnexttome. As I watched them leave , Alan stood still , his expression tight with frustration . After a moment , he sighed and began to walk away , pausing next to me . “Comewithme,”hemuttered,histoneterse. “ Come with me , ” he muttered , his tone terse . “Ifyouhavesomethingtosay,sayithere,”Ishotback.. “ If you have something to say , say it here , ” I shot back .. Iwasn’tabouttocatertohiscondescendingattitude.Hewasnotthebossofme,andmystatuswasonparwithhim,ifnothigher. I wasn’t about to cater to his condescending attitude . He was not the boss of me , and my status was on par with him , if not higher . Alanhesitated,uncomfortablewithmydefiance.Hisvoicewaslacedwithirritationashespokeagain,“Youwerereallyharshjustnow.Doesn’tseemveryladylike,doesit?” Alan hesitated , uncomfortable with my defiance . His voice was laced with irritation as he spoke again , “ You were really harsh just now . Doesn’t seem very ladylike , does it ? ” “Areyoulecturingme?”Iasked,mytoneicy. “ Are you lecturing me ? ” I asked , my tone icy . “I’mnotlecturingyou;I’mteachingyou,”Alanreplied,hiswordsdrippingwithcondescension.“You’rejustafemaleOmega–youshouldn’tbeinvolvedinallthis.” “ I’m not lecturing you ; I’m teaching you , ” Alan replied , his words dripping with condescension . “ You’re just a female Omega – you shouldn’t be involved in all this . ” “So,you’retellingmeIshouldjuststayoutoftheSanders‘affairs?Isthatwhatyoumean?”Iaskedbluntly,myvoicedirect. “ So , you’re telling me I should just stay out of the Sanders ‘ affairs ? Is that what you mean ? ” I asked bluntly , my voice direct . “Whydo “ Why do you you talklikethat?Idon’twantyoutogetintotrouble!”Alan’svoicerose,hisfrustrationclear. talk like that ? I don’t want you to get into trouble ! ” Alan’s voice rose , his frustration clear .

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1741114766407-0'); }); 1/2 1/2 05:59Mon,24Mar 05:59 Mon , 24 Mar Chapter645PullingtheStringsBehindtheScenes Chapter 645 Pulling the Strings Behind the Scenes Finished Finished “Whoareyou todecidewhetherIshouldgetintotrouble?”Iretorted,glaringathim.“I’mresponsibleformyactions.Iftroublecomes,what’sthebigdeal?I’lldealwithit. “ Who are you to decide whether I should get into trouble ? ” I retorted , glaring at him . “ I’m responsible for my actions . If trouble comes , what’s the big deal ? I’ll deal with it . “Orisitthatyouthinkwithonemoredaughter,younowhavemorepeopleyoucancontrol?”Iadded,cuttingthroughhisthinlyveiledattempttodominate. “ Or is it that you think with one more daughter , you now have more people you can control ? ” I added , cutting through his thinly veiled attempt to dominate . Suddenly,Freyastormedintotheroom,hereyeswidewithoutrageassherushedovertoAlan’sside.Ididn’tknowwhotoldheraboutwhatwasgoingon.“Hayley,howcanyouspeaktoDadlikethat?” Suddenly , Freya stormed into the room , her eyes wide with outrage as she rushed over to Alan’s side . I didn’t know who told her about what was going on . “ Hayley , how can you speak to Dad like that ?” ShestoodnexttoAlan,glaringatmewithanalmosttheatricalexpression.“Dad’sonlyjustrecoveredfromhisillness,andyou’restillstirringuptrouble.Can’tyoujustshowhimalittlepatience?” She stood next to Alan , glaring at me with an almost theatrical expression . “ Dad’s only just recovered from his illness , and you’re still stirring up trouble . Can’t you just show him a little patience ? ” Herperformancewassofakeitwasalmostlaughable.WeallknewshewastheonewhowantedtheSanderstofallapartsoshecouldtakecontrol.Yethereshewas,pretendingtobetheconcerneddaughter. Her performance was so fake it was almost laughable . We all knew she was the one one who wanted the Sanders to fall apart so she could take control . Yet here she was , pretending to be the concerned daughter . Isneered,“Ialmostforgot–Ibroughthimbacktolife.Whatexactlyhaveyoudonetoearntherighttolectureme?” I sneered , “ I almost forgot – I brought him back to life . What exactly have you done to earn the right to lecture me ? ” “Hayley,youshouldn’tbesayingthingslikethat.Beforeyoucameback,IwastheoneholdingtheSanderstogether!”Freyaexclaimed,fullofself–righteousness. “ Hayley , you shouldn’t be saying things like that . Before you came back , I was the one holding the Sanders together ! ” Freya exclaimed , full of self – righteousness . “Andforthepast fewdays,I’vebeentheonelookingafterDad.Don’tjusteraseallmyhardworkbecauseyouthinkyourcontributionsmattermore!” “ And for the past few days , I’ve been the one looking after Dad . Don’t just erase all my hard work because you think your contributions matter more ! ” “Enough!”Alansnapped,hisvoiceloudandfulloffrustration.“Ishould’vejustleftthingsthewaytheywere.ItwaspeacefulwhenIwasunconscious!” “ Enough ! ” Alan snapped , his voice loud and full of frustration . “ I should’ve just left things the way they were . It was peaceful when I was unconscious ! ” Withthat,hestormedout,hisauthorityslippingawaywith With that , he stormed out , his authority slipping away with step. step . Freyaglaredatme,hereyesnarrowwithdisdain,beforefollowinghimoutthedoor. Freya glared at me , her eyes narrow with disdain , before following him out the door . Hera,furiousbeyondmeasure,wasreadytolashout,butIheldherback,keepingmycomposure. Hera , furious beyond measure , was ready to lash out , but I held her back , keeping my composure . “Thatbitch!”Virginiaspat,hervoicesharpwithangerasshewatchedFreyaleave.“Yourfather’scompletelyunderherspell!” “ That bitch ! ” Virginia spat , her voice sharp with anger as she watched Freya leave . “ Your father’s completely under her spell ! ” “Letitgo,Mom.Don’tsay anythingmore,”Petersaid,hisvoicecalmashetriedtosootheher. “ Let it go , Mom . Don’t say anything more , ” Peter said , his voice calm as he tried to soothe her . Heliftedhisheadslightlyfromthebedandlookedatme.“Michelle,I’vethoughtaboutit.Dad’sright,insomeways.Wecan’tletthismessdragyouintoit.Ifit’sgoingtocauseyoutrouble,maybeit’sbetterifyoustayoutofit.” He lifted his head slightly from the bed and looked at me . “ Michelle , I’ve thought about it . Dad’s right , in some ways . We can’t let this mess drag you into it . If it’s going to cause you trouble , maybe it’s better if you stay out of it . ” “You’retryingtotellmehowtohandlethingsnow,likethatguy?”Iaskedcoldly,myvoicedrippingwithice. “ You’re trying to tell me how to handle things now , like that guy ? ” I asked coldly , my voice dripping with ice . 15.2K 15.2K

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