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

years ago but it never went anywhere. We ran into each other at that little cafe

up ~

I

was casual, but there was some

smile, “I’m just glad you’re settling in and

those first

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

and drag me back to the castle, but it looks

his name out like she was

mate? And he’s the

felt weird to discuss Griffin with my

my stomach. It also

— like how expressive his dark eyes were, how lean and tall he

nickname for me.

Griffin in the past. That’s where

was he

with the subject, my mom didn’t seem to

unease.

answer her. “Well, I

before I left. But he was definitely domineering…but still affectionate.

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

it still slipped

“Your father

can be hard

theater that Aiden wanted us to meet at

definitely not a date, I’d kept my outfit casual:

mom’s closet. Since I’d

nothing too

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

pillars, staring at the bright screen of

me a bright smile as soon

“You, uh, look good.” As soon as I reached him, he leaned over to

I barely had time to

was before he w

original time together had

we w

my praise, and I was struck again at

about Griffin right now? You’re hanging out

grab our tickets?” Aiden asked. I nodded

let out a sigh of relief

None of it was very deep, but by the