Wrong Number, Right Alpha Chapter 10

Wrong Number, Right Alpha Chapter 10

I stammered,
“You… are… really…? Don’t lie to me. I can’t even think straight right now…”

Hayden opened his phone and showed me the screen.
A red exclamation mark.
Our chat.
My chat with him.

Finn, on the other hand, suddenly stopped being angry.
He turned into a gossip-loving squirrel, bouncing around like he’d just fallen into a melon field.

“Hahaha! So that means you mistook me for your online boyfriend, then dumped me after realizing I had a mate?”

“No wonder Hayden was gloomy for a few days. I’m telling Arwen immediately!”

Hayden and I said at the same time, “Get lost, you copycat!”

Finn quickly slunk away.

Finally, silence returned.

But my brain was still struggling to process everything.

There were still so many unanswered questions.

I puffed my cheeks and glared at Hayden.

“Your necklace. Where is it?”

Hayden looked slightly wronged.

“It was under my clothes. Didn’t I even take a picture for you that day?”

He opened his album and showed me the exact photo he had sent before.

Then I remembered.

“Your sweater. You weren’t wearing it when I first saw you either.”

“I was wearing it under my suit,” he said helplessly. “You just didn’t notice the logo.”

I tried to recall it carefully. And he was right.

That day, Hayden had indeed worn a black turtleneck under his suit jacket.

The logo had been hidden completely.

No wonder I didn’t recognize him.

“And the document with our pack’s crest?”

“Finn came to me about pack investment and submitted your pack’s files in that folder,” Hayden explained.

I frowned.

“So you’re saying I misunderstood everything…?”

Then I looked up at him again.

“Then why didn’t you recognize me either? Why didn’t you explain?”

Hayden’s eyes widened slightly, almost panicked.

“I did recognize you the moment I saw you.”

His voice softened.

“I was just afraid you’d hate me. So I didn’t dare tell you. I could only create chances to let you get to know the real me first.”

At that moment, memories started flashing through my mind.

Hayden calling me “cupcake.”

Hayden taking me to that restaurant I loved.

Ordering all my favorite dishes without hesitation.

Hayden asking me how to “fix a misunderstanding in a relationship.”

And me telling him, “You should spend more time with the person so they can understand who you really are.”

Hayden taking me to Disneyland, something I’d always wanted.

Everything suddenly made sense.

Every detail had been intentional.

I punched his chest lightly in frustration.

“So if I hadn’t recognized you, you were just never going to tell me?”

Hayden let out a soft grunt.

“No. That’s not it. I just wanted to wait for the right moment.”

His eyes turned slightly red as he looked at me with a pitiful expression.

“So… can I still be your sexting partner?”

My face instantly burned. “Of course you can.”

The next second, Hayden kissed me.

Completely without restraint.

Intense.

Messy.

Overflowing with all the feelings he had been holding back.

I kissed him back, dizzy and breathless.

When I woke up again, it was already noon the next day.

I was lying naked in Hayden’s arms, my fingers absentmindedly tracing the small scar along his ribs.

He looked down at me with a soft smile.

“Morning, cupcake.”

“…Morning.” My voice was hoarse.

“Then let’s continue.”

“WHAT???”

Hayden smirked.

“Baby, did you forget what you said before?”

A humiliating memory suddenly flashed through my mind.

Noctis: Next time we meet, can I touch your abs? And make sure I make you come?

Me: Yes. I will definitely make you come on me. Or do you want to ride me?

Me: And just so you know, when I say no, it means yes.

Noctis: Understood.

Hayden gently cupped my face, smiling as he studied me.

“So? Remember now?”

My ears turned bright red.

“That was just talk! I don’t want it anymore now!”

Hayden guided my hand onto his abs, pressing it firmly against his warm skin.

Then he leaned close to my ear and whispered, “I don’t believe you.”

And the next second…

Hayden started again.

Meanwhile, I thought to myself happily, Yeah… I really did win at life.