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AlphaHayley’sDestinedMate Alpha Hayley’s Destined Mate Chapter651RacingAgainstTime Chapter 651 Racing Against Time Hayley’sPOV: Hayley’s POV : “You’vebeenexposed.” “ You’ve been exposed .” “Wait,whatareyoueventalkingabout?”Hisvoicewasfilledwithconfusion. “ Wait , what are you even talking about ? ” His voice was filled with confusion . 96% 96 % +8Pearls +8 Pearls “First,youtellmeDominicisintrouble,andnowyou’resayinghe’swhymylocationwascompromised?Iswearmybraindoesn’thaveenoughprocessingpowerforallthis!” “ First , you tell me Dominic is in trouble , and now you’re saying he’s why my location was compromised ? I swear my brain doesn’t have enough processing power for all this ! ” “Thenstopoveranalyzingandjustrun,”Iordered.“I’llsendyouasecureextractionrouteshortly.Getbackhereimmediately!”I ended thecall,mythoughtsrunninginatangledmess. “ Then stop overanalyzing and just run, ” I ordered . “ I’ll send you a secure extraction route shortly . Get back here immediately ! ” I ended the call , my thoughts running in a tangled mess . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / DominicisatopexecutiveintheSIOrganizationandoneofitsmostrespectedandtrustedfigures.Hissecurityclearancewastop–tier. Dominic is a top executive in the SI Organization and one of its most respected and trusted figures. His security clearance was top – tier . Tosayhewascompromisedandhadleaked ourmembers‘locations–soundedutterlyabsurd. To say he was compromised and had leaked our members ‘ locations – sounded utterly absurd . Butrealitywasstaringusintheface. But reality was staring us in the face . AllIcoulddonowwasminimize thedamageandsalvagewhatIcould.Whethertheothersbelieveditornotwasuptothem. All I could do now was minimize the damage and salvage what I could . Whether the others believed it or not was up to them . “Doyouhaveacomputer?”IturnedtoBenjamin. “ Do you have a computer ? ” I turned to Benjamin . “Inmyroom,”hesaidcasually. “ In my room , ” he said casually . “Letmeuseit.”Withoutwaitingforaresponse,Iheadedstraightforhisroom. “ Let me use it . ” Without waiting for a response , I headed straight for his room . SeveralhostileforceshadalreadylockedontoClaudio’slocation,asIsuspected.Theclosestonewasonlyabout300feetaway. Several hostile forces had already locked onto Claudio’s location , as I suspected . The closest one was only about 300 feet away . Whichmeanthewassecondsawayfrombeingcaught. Which meant he was seconds away from being caught . Iimmediatelygottowork,launchingacounterattackontheirtrackingsystem.Aftersuccessfullydisablingit,IquicklymaskedClaudio’ssignal. I immediately got to work , launching a counterattack on their tracking system . After successfully disabling it , I quickly masked Claudio’s signal . Gradually,theindicatorsrepresentinghimandhispursuersbegantomoveapart. Gradually , the indicators representing him and his pursuers began to move apart . Fiveminuteslater,myphonerang. Five minutes later , my phone rang . “Shit!Boss,areyouserious?! “ Shit ! Boss , are you serious ?! “Iwasthisclosetogettingcaught!Whothehellhacked intooursystem?”Claudiocursedinfrustration. “ I was this close to getting caught ! Who the hell hacked into our system ? ” Claudio cursed in frustration . “Noideayet.” “ No idea yet . ” Keepingmyvoicesteady,Iinstructed,“Thelongeryoustayoutthere,themoredangeryou’rein.I’msendingahelicoptertopickyouup.Onceyoureachtheairport,boardtheprivatejetbackhome.” Keeping my voice steady , I instructed , “ The longer you stay out there , the more danger you’re in . I’m sending a helicopter to pick you up . Once you reach the airport , board the private jet back home . ”

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1741114766407-0'); }); “Gotit.Aslongasyougetmebacksafelywiththesemeds,Idon’tcare–hell,I’llbeyourdamnlapdogifIhaveto!”Claudiolaughed. “ Got it . As long as you get me back safely with these meds , I don’t care – hell , I’ll be your damn lapdog if I have to ! ” Claudio laughed . Ihungupwithoutanotherword. I hung up without another word . 1/2 1/2 Chapter651RacingAgainstTime Chapter 651 Racing Against Time Benjamin’sPOV: Benjamin’s POV : Mywolf,Lawrence,couldsenseHayley’sanxiety. My wolf , Lawrence , could sense Hayley’s anxiety . SoIwaitedoutsideforawhile,givingherspacetofinishhercallbeforesteppingintocheckonher. So I waited outside for a while , giving her space to finish her call before stepping in to check on her . Iwantedtoseeifsheneededmyhelp. I wanted to see if she needed my help . ButwhenIgotclose,itwasasifIdidn’tevenexist. But when I got close , it was as if I didn’t even exist . Shewascompletelyabsorbedinthecomputerscreen,treatingmelikethinair. She was completely absorbed in the computer screen , treating me like thin air . Astrange,suffocatingachesettledinmychest. A strange , suffocating ache settled in my chest . Beingignoredlikethis…mademeregreteverbringingthatitemback. Being ignored like this … made me regret ever bringing that item back . +8Pearls +8 Pearls “Thatguy–he’syourfriend?”Icouldn’t holdbackthequestion,seizingamomentwhenshepausedhertyping. “ That guy – he’s your friend ? ” I couldn’t hold back the question , seizing a moment when she paused her typing . “Mm.”Hayley’sresponsewasindifferent. “ Mm . ” Hayley’s response was indifferent . “You’reclose?” “ You’re close ? ” “Yeah,prettyclose,”shesaidafterabriefhesitation.“Hesavedmylife.” “ Yeah , pretty close ,” she said after a brief hesitation . “ He saved my life .” “Oh?”Iforcedmyselftoremaincalm. “ Oh ? ” I forced myself to remain calm . Iwasstartingtounderstandjusthowimportantthismanwastoher. I was starting to understand just how important this man was to her . Istudiedherface,waitingforhertoelaborateontheirrelationship. I studied her face , waiting for her to elaborate on their relationship . Butallshesaidwas,“Idon’twanttotalkaboutthepast.” But all she said was , “ I don’t want to talk about the past .” Then,with achillinglyneutraltone,sheadded,“Thisman—Ihavetoprotecthim.Nomatterwhat.Itwillbedangerous,andI’llbemakingenemiesintheprocess. Then , with a chillingly neutral tone , she added , “ This man — I have to protect him . No matter what . It will be be dangerous , and I’ll be making enemies in the process . “Idon’twanttodragyouinto this.Soareyoumovingout,orshouldItakehimsomewhereelse?” “ I don’t want to drag you into this . So are you moving out , or should I take him somewhere else ? ” Asharppainstruckmyheartonceagain. A sharp pain struck my heart once again . Didshenotseemeashermateatall? Did she not see me as her mate at all ? Itookadeepbreath,gazingatherwithhelplessfrustration. I took a deep breath , gazing at her with helpless frustration . Wasthisguyreallyjustsomeonewhosavedherlife? Was this guy really just someone who saved her life ? Orwashemorethanthat? Or was he more than that ? Becauserightnow,inHayley’seyes,heseemedtomattermorethanIdid. Because right now , in Hayley’s eyes , he seemed to matter more than I did . “Isthatallyouhavetosay?”Iasked,myvoicetingedwithquiethope. “ Is that all you have to say ? ” I asked , my voice tinged with quiet hope . PP152K PP 152K

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