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Chapter689Guilty Chapter 689 Guilty Hayley’sPOV: Hayley’s POV : Finished Finished BeingsurroundedbyBenjamin’sloveforsolonghadsoftenedme.Istruggledtobring myselftotruly Being surrounded by Benjamin’s love for so long had softened me . I struggled to bring myself to truly torment someonenow. torment someone now . “Hayley?Areyoujustgoingtoleavelikethis?”Lorettaasked,clearlypuzzled. “ Hayley ? Are you just going to leave like this ? ” Loretta asked , clearly puzzled . Ididn’trespond. I didn’t respond . Behindme,Ryderletoutaweakchuckle.“See?Ihaven’tevenbeggedyet,andyou’realreadyfeelingguilty.” Behind me , Ryder let out a weak chuckle . “ See ? I haven’t even begged yet , and you’re already feeling guilty .” “That’snonsense!”Lorettasnapped,hervoicesharp.“You’retheoneactingdespicably,nother!” “ That’s nonsense ! ” Loretta snapped , her voice sharp . “ You’re the one acting despicably , not her ! ” / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Istoppedandturnedaround. I stopped and turned around . Ryderslumpedinthechair,raisinganeyebrowlazilyasifhecouldn’tcarelessabouttheaccusationsthrownat him. Ryder slumped in the chair , raising an eyebrow lazily as if he couldn’t care less about the accusations thrown at him . Lorettaclenchedherteethinfrustration.Butintheend,shefollowedmeout. Loretta clenched her teeth in frustration . But in the end , she followed me out . Assoonaswesteppedoutside,Benjamincalmlyapproachedus. As soon as we stepped outside , Benjamin calmly approached us . “Howdiditgo?” “ How did it go ? ” “Hedidn’tconfess.”Isighed,shakingmyhead. “ He didn’t confess . ” I sighed , shaking my head . “He’stheworst!”Lorettapoutedinfrustration.“Whatscum!He’sdeadsetonframingHayley!” “ He’s the worst ! ” Loretta pouted in frustration . “ What scum ! He’s dead set on framing Hayley ! ” Ismiledhelplessly. I smiled helplessly . IhadnointentionofhurtingRyder,butheinsistedonmakingthingsdifficultforme. I had no intention of hurting Ryder , but he insisted on making things difficult for me . BackwhenIfirsttookovertheShadowPack,Iwouldn’thavehesitated–ThomaswouldhavecutoutRyder’stonguebeforehehadthechancetospeak. Back when I first took over the Shadow Pack , I wouldn’t have hesitated – Thomas would have cut out Ryder’s tongue before he had the chance to speak . Butnow,Iwasn’tascold–heartedasbefore. But now , I wasn’t as cold – hearted as before . AsIwaslostinthought,Benjamin gavemy armalightpat.“Getsomerest.I’lltakecareofit.” As I was lost in thought , Benjamin gave my arm a light pat . “ Get some rest . I’ll take care of it .” Withoutanotherword,heopenedthedoorandwalkedinside. Without another word , he opened the door and walked inside . Ryder’sPOV: Ryder’s POV : AsIstaredattheman beforemeandsensedhispowerfulaura,mywolftoldmethathewasanAlpha. As I stared at the man before me and sensed his powerful aura , my wolf told me that he was an Alpha . EvenifhewasanAlphaKing,Ifeltnofear. Even if he was an Alpha King , I felt no fear . Leaningbackinmychair,Ishothimadisdainfulglance.“Anotherone,huh?” Leaning back in my chair , I shot him a disdainful glance . “ Another one , huh ? ” 1/2 1/2 99% 99 % Chapter689Guilty Chapter 689 Guilty Finished Finished

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1741114766407-0'); }); Heremainedsilent,hisgazesteady.Thedimlightingcastshadowsoverhistousledhair,makinghisdeep-seteyeslookevenmoreenigmatic. He remained silent , his gaze steady . The dim lighting cast shadows over his tousled hair , making his deep- set eyes look even more enigmatic . Iwaitedforaresponse,butnonecame.Frustrated,Ifrowned.“What?Catgotyourtongue?Tryingtoplay I waited for a response , but none came . Frustrated , I frowned . “ What ? Cat got your tongue ? Trying to play nicenow? nice now ? “Saveit.Sweettalkwon’tworkonme.” “ Save it . Sweet talk won’t work on me . ” Ignoringmywords,hecalmlypulledoutachair,satdown,andcrossedonelegovertheother.Hisfingers.lacedtogetheroverhisknee,andheliftedhisgaze,speakinginaneven,unhurriedtone. Ignoring my words , he calmly pulled out a chair , sat down , and crossed one leg over the other . His fingers . laced together over his knee , and he lifted his gaze , speaking in an even , unhurried tone . “RyderHammond,aBetaoftheFrostgalePack.TheyoungestrecruitofthePhysicalBoundaryOrganization.At13,youwontheInternationalPhysicsAward.Afterjoiningthe organization,youquicklyrosetothecoreranks.You’vebeeninvolvedinmultiplecasesofphysicistsuicides–bothdomesticandinternational–andhavesuccessfullyevadedcapture.” “ Ryder Hammond , a Beta of the Frostgale Pack . The youngest recruit of the Physical Boundary Organization . At 13 , you won the International Physics Award . After joining the organization , you quickly rose to the core ranks . You’ve been involved in multiple cases of physicist suicides – both domestic and international – and have successfully evaded capture . ” Hearinghimrecitedetailsofmyhiddenpastsentajoltofpanicthroughme. Hearing him recite details of my hidden past sent a jolt of panic through me . Still,Ikeptmyexpressionneutralandforcedmyselftoask,“Whoareyou?HowdidyoumanagetodigintothePhysicalBoundary?” Still , I kept my expression neutral and forced myself to ask , “ Who are you ? How did you manage to dig into the Physical Boundary ? ” NoordinaryAlphashouldhaveaccesstothatkindofinformation. No ordinary Alpha should have access to that kind of information . “Youdon’tneedtoknow,”shudder. “ You don’t need to know , ” shudder . esaid,hisvoicesteadybutcarrying anunmistakableweightthatmademywolf e said , his voice steady but carrying an unmistakable weight that made my wolf “Youjustneedtotellme–whydidyoutarget Hayley?” “ You just need to tell me – why did you target Hayley ? ” Iclenchedmyjaw.“Ihavenothingtosay.” I clenched my jaw . “ I have nothing to say . ” “Doyouthink stayingsilentwillstopmefromuncoveringthetruth?I’mjustofferingyouawaytosurvive-ifyoutalk.” “ Do you think staying silent will stop me from uncovering the truth ? I’m just offering you a way to survive- if you talk . ” Thoughhisvoicewaseven,thepressureheradiatedsentacoldchillcreepingdownmyspine. Though his voice was even , the pressure he radiated sent a cold chill creeping down my spine . “ItlookslikeIwon’tmakeitoutofherealiveunlessItalk,”Imutteredwithabitterchuckle,loweringmyhead. “ It looks like I won’t make it out of here alive unless I talk,” I muttered with a bitter chuckle , lowering my head . “Wellthen,gofindtheanswersyourselves!” “ Well then , go find the answers yourselves ! ” Withthat,Imadeupmymind andbitdownhardonmytongue,preparedtoendmylife. With that , I made up my mind and bit down hard on my tongue , prepared to end my life . 2/2 2/2

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