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.

interrupted, sliding a bowl of mac and cheese toward

got to eat. She’s been traveling all

teary eyes. She cradled my face like she was afraid I

right in front of her. “I just can’t believe you’re

sentence, but instead, looked away and pulled

what she meant. She was

why was she afraid? All she had to do was pick up the phone

to ask her, but after another stomach growl, my body

mac and cheese into my mouth and had to hold

simple and easy taste so

the seat opposite my mother.

were the

it was fine,” she tore her attention away to look at

had said she was coming

or doctor’s office

that’s defi

to live with her, my mom had bounced from job to

certainly didn’t

way I’d

he hospital now

“Your mom went back to

her CNA license. She’s been working at the

shly. “Oh, it’s not

smiled, and I watched him take hold of

I am.” I stared at their conjoined hands and

and that

work any

mom is

know that was

that if you’re not reading this

Head over there

evident because

odd, huh? Me and your mom together?”

going on when I was around?” I wracked my brain, trying

get together until about five years ago. It was

longer than that,” Steve

overwhelm her.”

get my life together,”

I could think about