The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 39 Chapter 39

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life” (2

Mark Twain

It had been nearly two weeks since I’d arrived in Yorba Linda, and each day that passed without

incident allowed me to slowly relax. I felt like I was slowly sinking into the easy routine that came

with living here.

Neither my dad nor Griffin had shown up, banging on the door and ready to drag me back. Even if

my dad had known I was visiting mom, he still wouldn’t have found me ~ not unless he’d been

keeping close

tabs on her whereabouts for the past seven years.) There’s no way Luna Grace would’ve been cool

with that.

And if Griffin hadn’t been able to find me yet, maybe he’d already given up. I knew he’d gone to

Blacktooth Pack a week ago – that’s how my dad knew I was even missing at all — but I hadn’t

heard anything more about him since.

He’s probably already moved on. Maybe he’s taking applications for his new Queen. |!

Somehow, that thought didn’t feel comforting to me. By the time Friday, the day I had agreed to see

the movie with Aiden, rolled around, I was more relaxed than ever. It no longer felt like Griffin was

going to be waiting to abduct me every time I left the house.“

Steve and mom seemed to pick up on my relaxed mood too. “So, tell me about this boy,” mom said

teasingly.

She was chopping up an onion for dinner while I washed dishes. 1 couldn’t deny that her cooking

skills had vastly improved in the past seven years.

“There’s nothing to tell,” I told her, “He’s just an old friend. We dated for, like, a couple of months

went anywhere. We ran into each other at that little cafe

up ~

out the part about how Aiden and I had been

casual, but there

okay,” mom said, hiding a smile, “I’m just glad you’re settling in and making friends here.

worried about you those first few days. You

run,” I told her, “Coming here was a risk. Part of me was terrified

to just show up and drag me back to the castle, but

his name out like

mate? And he’s

felt weird to discuss Griffin with my mom. Truthfully, thinking

odd, uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. It also inevitably led me

eyes were,

nickname for me.

wanted to leave Griffin in the past.

he like?” she

subject, my mom didn’t seem

unease.

managed to answer her. “Well, I

him before I left. But he was

his hands on me.” I hadn’t meant to say that

it still slipped

an eye roll, “Your

can be hard

us to meet at

was definitely not a date, I’d kept my outfit casual: a light dress and a

mom’s closet. Since I’d

nothing too time-consuming.

to see the tiny movie theater and its bright lights, I smiled – Aiden was

one of the pillars, staring at the bright screen of his

He gave me a bright

soon as I reached him, he

I barely had time to

was before he w

our original time together had been

we w

my praise, and I was struck again

right now? You’re

I nodded and he directed

both paid separately and I almost let out a sigh of relief when

was. None of it was very deep, but by the time