Chapter 708 Come to Me


    Hayley''s POV:


    "Who is he?" Xavier raised a brow in disdain, ncing at Benjamin, then looked at


    me.


    "My fiance," I replied without hesitation.


    Xavier narrowed his eyes, casting Benjamin a look filled withyered meaning.


    He then turned his face away, his voice suddenly distant. "If you want to talk with me, you muste to my side first."


    I nced down at the floor between us. Xavier was less than six and a half feet away, but the space was riddled with traps..


    One misstep, and you''d fall straight into a pit of sharp des coated in wolfsbane.


    No ordinary werewolf could make it across.


    As an Alpha, just as I am, Benjamin''s strength was something I relied on.


    I looked to Benjamin. He met my gaze calmly and gave a small nod.


    A secondter, he handed control over to his wolf, Lawrence, who carried me on his back andunched forward with a powerful leap,nding smoothly on the other side.


    Before I could even react, I was already standing safely beside Xavier.


    Only then did Xavier give Benjamin a brief look of approval.


    But itsted just a moment before he turned his attention back to me. "We''re not here for pleasantries. So, let me be clear. You will not be taking that man.


    "He doesn''t belong to you," I said coldly.


    "True," Xavier replied evenly. "But he belongs to the ck market. He can only be dealt with here-not anywhere else."


    "Then let''s see whether you''re nning to punish him or protect him," I said, my tone sharp.


    "You still don''t understand me," Xavier said, the corner of his lips lifting into a mocking smile. “If I wer trying to protect someone, I wouldn''t waste time exining anything to you."


    As soon as he finished, he nced to the side, signaling his men with a look.


    They understood immediately and dragged the lecherous man forward. One of them kicked him hard in the back of the knee.


    With a heavy thud, he fell, and the guard''s de followed, a clean, brutal strike.


    The man''s legs were severed at the joints. Blood gushed out like a river breaking through a dam, soaking the


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    Chapter 708 Come to Me


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    beside me, his brows tightly furrowed, his face grim. The brutality clearly rattled him.


    I shot him a reassuring look.


    Once the man was dragged away, Xavier settled back on his old wooden bed and asked me nonchntly, "Is that punishment to your satisfaction?"


    "There''s no such thing as satisfaction. You kill one, and a thousand more will take his ce," I said, my tone emotionless.


    "Xavier, I know the ck market is beyond the reach of thew, but don''t you have any principles at all?"


    Xavier didn''t even lift his head. "I didn''t know you''d suddenly turned into one of the police."


    I shook my head. "This has nothing to do with the police. It''s about basic decency. A deal is a deal. Money for goods. Now you''re eyeing people''s lives too. How is that any different from selling someone''s soul?"


    "Fine, that''s enough." Xavier waved his hand impatiently. "The man''s crippled, his wolf is dead, and those people will be driven out. Can we not let a little thing like this ruin our reunion?"


    "In that case, there''s no need for small talk," I said, smoothing out my expression. "I''m here to make a deal with you."


    "So that''s the only reason you''re willing to see me, huh?"


    Xavier gave me a yful re. "Can''t there be just one time when you show up because you miss me?"


    "No," I answered coolly. "Do you even know me? You and I don''t have that kind of rtionship."


    "Ouch, you wound me," Xavier said, feigning a hurt expression.


    Then he looked past me toward Benjamin and, in a deliberately provocative


    gesture, spread his arms and crooked a finger at me. "Come here, darling."


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