Chapter 100

HAILEE.

As I emerged from the garden, basking in the glow of the setting sun, the mischievous glint in my student's eyes caught my attention. They approached me with playful grins, their voices filled with laughter as they teased me about my supposed infatuation with the Alpha. I couldn't help but blush, my denial quick to slip from my lips.

"Oh come on, Hailee! We've seen the way you look at him," Sarah, one of my students, chimed in, unable to contain her laughter. "It's written all over your face!"

I playfully rolled my eyes, shaking my head. "You're imagining things, Sarah. I assure you, there's nothing more than friendship between the Alpha and me."

The students erupted in laughter, their teasing banter filling the air as we walked together, the joyous atmosphere enveloping us. It was refreshing to have these lighthearted moments, a temporary escape from the complexities that had engulfed my life.

As the evening progressed, our laughter and chatter filled the air, weaving a tapes