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 ~ as

out the part about how Aiden and I had been frequently texting since our reunion at the

was casual, but there was some light

mom said, hiding a smile, “I’m just glad you’re

first few days. You were very jumpy

“Coming here

show up and drag me back to the castle, but it looks like laying low

“Griffin,” she tested his name out like

mate? And he’s the

discuss Griffin with

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

like how expressive his dark eyes were, how

nickname for me.

wanted to leave Griffin in the past. That’s where

was he

with the subject, my mom didn’t seem to

unease.

managed to answer her. “Well, I didn’t know him that well,”

I left. But he

on me.” I hadn’t meant to say that last part

it still

eye roll, “Your

can be hard

us to meet

date, I’d kept my outfit casual: a light dress and a cardigan

mom’s closet. Since I’d

nothing too

comer to see the tiny movie theater and its

of the pillars, staring at the

a bright smile as soon as he saw

I reached him, he

barely had time to think

was before he w

time together had been making out in his

we w

praise, and I

you thinking about Griffin right now? You’re hanging out

asked. I nodded

out a sigh of relief when Aiden

None of