The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 35

Chapter 35 “a mother’s love endures through all.” 7 Washington Irving

For a moment, we were both frozen. Her eyes roamed over me like she was taking in every new

freckle or strand of hair that had grown since we’d seen each other last.

And I was doing the same. She definitely looked older than the last time ’d seen her, and yet, she

didn’t look quite as tired as I remembered. There was a youthful glow to her, a spark in her eyes that

Pd never seen before. Although it was clearly her, the amount of life in her felt unrecognizable. This

was not the tired, strung-out woman I’d spent the first eleven years of my life with. This was

someone else.

“My God,” she whispered, “You look…so grown up.” Her eyes had been watery before, but now,

she was actually crying. There was a tight feeling in my chest. Every part of me was overjoyed to

see her – and yet, a tiny voice continued to whisper in my head. She abandoned you, remember? She

didn’t even bother to call.

Still, that little voice seemed to fade into the background when she clasped her arms around me and

squeezed.

The warm feeling in my stomach spread all the way to my toes. I was hugging my mom. In the

flesh. And she smelled exactly like I remembered – like the vanilla perfume she always wore.

“You have no idea how much I’ve missed you,” she pulled back and I

saw the tears streaming down her face. She had missed me?

The fear of rejection that I’d had about coming here, that my mom was going to turn me away,

seemed to evaporate. I felt like I was a little girl again, clinging to my mother. She had missed me as

I’d missed her.

bowl of mac and cheese toward me,

moment? She’s got to eat. She’s

course,” mom said, smiling at me with teary eyes. She cradled

her. “I just can’t

but instead, looked away

need to, | knew what she meant. She

All she had to do was pick

but after another stomach growl,

Ishoveled mac and cheese into my mouth and had to hold back

How could something so simple

taking the seat opposite my mother. She continued to stare at

manners were the

to look at Steve, “Same as usual.” Just then, I

she was coming from work, so

or doctor’s office

that’s defi

I used to live with her, my mom had bounced from

for too long. She certainly didn’t look strung out

a way I’d

he hospital now

Clark,” Steve boasted, “Your mom went back to school a couple of

been working at

shly. “Oh, it’s not

watched him take hold of

their conjoined

with him and that he was seeing someone ~ God,

work any

‘My mom

know that was

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must’ve been evident because Steve

little odd, huh? Me and your mom together?”

was around?” I wracked my

didn’t get together until about five years ago. It

much longer than that,” Steve said, “I just didn’t

overwhelm her.”

get my life together,”

process here, but all I could