Wrong Number, Right Alpha Chapter 09

Wrong Number, Right Alpha Chapter 09

“Is it really that good?”

“Yeah. Don’t believe me? Try it.”

I picked up a greasy, dripping taco and held it out to him.

At first, Hayden looked a little hesitant.

But after watching me devour mine without hesitation, he eventually took a bite.

Then another.

And another.

Soon, he was eating more and more.

We drank beer and ate tacos under the night sky.

Hayden shared funny stories from his visits to other packs.

I told him bits and pieces of my childhood.

Before long, all eight bottles of beer were gone.

My mind started to blur.

I raised my hand and shouted,

“Four more beers!”

“Gamma Cora, you’ve had too much. No more drinking.”

“Stop bossing me around!”

The world tilted.

And then everything went black.

In the fading haze, I thought I heard a voice near my ear.

[Cupcake… do you really not want me to control you?]

Something warm brushed against my forehead.

A kiss.

Soft.

Light.

Then nothing.

When I woke up again, it was already around 10 a.m. the next morning.

We were supposed to return to the pack that day.

I packed my things, only to realize my crystal necklace was missing.

I immediately messaged Hayden.

[King Hayden, have you seen my necklace?]

He replied instantly.

[It’s with me. Do you want me to bring it over?]

[No, I’ll come get it.]

I knocked on his room door.

Hayden was also packing, halfway through organizing his things.

And inside the room…

Finn was there too.

His eyes were red as he complained to Hayden.

“Arwen is completely unreasonable.”

“I just got a message from my ex asking how I’ve been. That’s it. And she immediately exploded.”

“She even told me to delete her or she’d break up with me!”

“I’m just friends with my ex. Arwen is my mate. Why does she have to think I’m so disgusting?”

My expression shifted instantly.

So Finn was even worse than I thought.

Hayden sat calmly drinking coffee, not even bothering to look up at him.

Finn, getting frustrated, turned to me.

“Cora, tell me. Am I really in the wrong here?”

“I was already planning to ignore it…”

But that question snapped something inside me.

I snapped at him immediately.

“Finn, you really need to know your limits when it comes to being a player. I didn’t want to say this before, but I can’t hold it in anymore.”

“I’m your online girlfriend. The one you called Carrotcake. And you still don’t even know why I blocked you?”

“You were dating Arwen while also leading me on online, forcing me into the role of the other woman.”

“And now you still have the nerve to argue with Arwen over your ex? You’re honestly disgusting.”

Finn looked completely stunned.

“What???”

“Cora, what are you talking about? I never had an online girlfriend. Don’t make things up. If Arwen hears this, she’ll skin me alive.”

I let out a cold laugh.

“So now you’re pretending nothing happened?”

“You’re not even man enough to admit it.”

“If you weren’t my online boyfriend, then explain this.”

“The necklace. The sweater. Everything I picked out for Noctis.”

Finn immediately panicked.

“What? I only bought those because I copied Hayden!”

My soul froze. For a second, I felt like I died on the spot.

And then—

Hayden stepped forward.

Slowly.

Deliberately.

He stopped right in front of me, his dark aura pressing down like a storm.

His eyes locked onto mine.

Cold.

Dangerous.

And slightly hurt.

“Cupcake,” he said quietly.

“If he was your online boyfriend…”

“Then what am I?”