Chapter 777 Are You Kidding Me?Hayley's POV:At exactly two o'clock in the afternoon, someone knocked on my door.18 Pearls.I let Hera pick up the scent from the other side, and when she confirmed who itwas, a smirk tugged at the corner of my lips.It was him.Knock-knock-knock, knock-knock, knock-The rhythm was unmistakable-three, two, one.I walked to the door and opened it without hesitation. "Ma'am, room service.Would you like your room cleaned today?" Nocturne stood there dressed like aproper hotel attendant-shirt, vest, bowtie, and all. He even had the posture down."Perfect timing. I made a bit of a mess on the carpet. Come in and clean it up,would you? And keep it quiet -I was just about to lie back down." I stepped aside,playing along with his act as he stepped in.The moment the door closed behind him, his polite hotel smile dropped. His eyes,sharp and suspicious, locked onto mine."Nocturne," I said, breaking the silence."You work for Dominic?" he asked bluntly.I shook my head. "No. Just like you, I'm not under his command. He hires mefrom time to time. That's it.""Then you must be with SI. When's Dominic showing up?" His tone turnedarrogant in an instant.I got the message. In his eyes, I was just a delicate, disposable Omega girl-nothing worth his attention.Of course, he had no idea I was Halcyon, the organization's top operative. Peoplenoveldramaat his level had no clearance to even know what I looked like.At this moment, he likely believed that Dominic had sent a low-level contact todeliver a message.And when he saw that contact was me-just a young-looking Omega-he clearlywasn't impressed.I wondered how his expression would change once he found out who I really was.That thought made me chuckle softly.Then, with the most innocent face I could manage, I said, "Who said Dominic wascoming?""You messing with me?" In a flash, his eyes glowed with a dangerous intensity-wolf eyes, sharp and golden, glinting with warning."Relax. I'm not here to hurt you," I said calmly. "And yes, I do know Dominic.Actually...I took a breath and went straight to the point, hoping to win his trust. "I told youbefore, I am HalcyonNocturne exhaled sharply, clearly irritated. "Dominic didn't tell you? Halcyon'ssupposed to be a guy.Chapter 777 Are You Kidding Me?"Says who?"48 PearlsI raised a brow with a mix of annoyance and amusement. "I'm a full-blooded,youthful girl, thank you very much."I'd never disclosed my gender within theI was a man.ganization. It was quite convenient that people simply assured"I don't need Dominic to tell me anything; I have a brain of my own," Nocturnesaid flatly. "I've heard Halcyon speak. I know the difference between a man'svoice and a woman's.""Oh, that's what this is about." I suddenly remord. I picked up my phone, fiddledwith it for a second, and then hit record. I spoke into the mic, "Is thithe voice you're talking about?"Then I added the voice filter. When I hit play, a deep, calm male voice echoedfrom the speaker. "Listen carefully. Is this the voice you're talking about?"Nocturne's expression darkened immediately. He stared at me like he'd just seena ghost."You have got to be kidding me," he muttered."A girl-not even 20, clearly an could she possibly be some unstoppable, high-level operator?"He shook his head, eyes wild with disbelief. "This has to be some joke. Dominicmust have arranged this entire situation with you just to play a trick on me."Yeah, that's it. That's got to be it," he mumbled, pacing slightly, still eyeing me likeI was part of a bad dream.Then, without warning, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a smoke bomb.He slammed it to the ground.Thick white smoke exploded through the room.I didn't even have time to blink. I heard the door slam open-then a blur of blackfur shot past me. A sleek, powerful wolf with long black hair vanished out the door,faster than my eyes could track.16.8K