Desired By Three Alphas; Fated To One novel Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Threatening

Hailee’s POV

"Hailee!"

Callum rushed over and caught me before I could fall all the way down. I dropped to my knees anyway, my hands shaking. His face was pale, his eyes wide with worry and fear.

"I didn’t know someone was watching," I whispered. "Callum... this is bad. What if they post it? What if people see everything?"

He knelt next to me and held my shoulders gently.

"We’ll fix it," he said. "I promise. I’ll protect you."

I wanted to believe him. But deep down, I was scared too. Because we didn’t know who saw us... or why they were recording. And that made everything worse.

I forced myself to my feet, brushing off my knees, even though I was still shaking. "I need to go home," I said quickly, my words tumbling out in a rush.

Callum nodded. "Let me take you home," he suggested, but I frantically shook my head.

"I’d like to go on my own, please," I said.

I could tell Callum wanted to press more, but he held back his words and nodded. He walked me to the door. "Don’t worry. I’ll find whoever that was," he said, his voice low but sure. It was all he could give me. And all I could do was nod.

As soon as I stepped outside, the cold air hit my skin, but it didn’t stop the heat of panic burning inside me. I kept my head down, walking fast down the street. I didn’t even wait to look back. I couldn’t. If I did, I might fall apart again.

My chest felt tight. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking.

Who was it? What did they see? Did they record everything?

The questions kept spinning in my head, each one worse than the last.

I finally got home and shut the door behind me, leaning my back against it. I closed my eyes and let out a shaky breath.

This wasn’t just a small mistake anymore. Someone had proof. Proof that could ruin everything—me, Callum, even Nathan if people started talking.

I walked straight to my bathroom. I turned on the tap, splashing cold water on my face, trying to calm down. But it didn’t help. Nothing did.

I stared at myself in the mirror. Tears welled in my eyes, but I blinked them away. I couldn’t afford to cry now. Not yet. I needed to think. I needed to figure out who might want to hurt me like this.

My phone buzzed.

It was a message from an unknown number.

"Nice show. The whole school’s going to love this."

My heart dropped. My fingers went numb.

Someone really had recorded it. And now they were threatening me.

I quickly called Lila. The phone rang a few times before Lila finally picked up.

"Hailee?" Her voice was laced with concern. "What’s wrong?"

"Please... can you come over?" I said quickly, barely able to keep my voice steady. "I need you."

She didn’t even ask more questions. "I’m on my way."

Fifteen minutes later, she was standing in my room, hair messy from rushing, worry clear in her eyes.

I didn’t waste time. I told her everything. From what happened with Callum... to the person recording us... to the message I just got.

Lila’s mouth dropped open slightly. "Wait... you’re serious?"

I nodded, my hands twisting in my lap.

"Do you know if it was a guy or a girl?" she asked.

"No," I whispered. "We ran after them, but they got away. I didn’t see their face."

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