All Chapters of Alpha Shane Human Mate: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

JULIETI don’t know what was in Roy’s cologne, but standing beside him made my heart race in a way no guy ever had—not even Matt. And the way he looked at me… like I was someone powerful, someone worth looking at.We’d slipped away from the main room, the music still pulsing in the background as we leaned against the balcony railing on the second floor. Below us, the party raged on—Harley and Shane still clinging to each other like some tragic fairytale. I rolled my eyes.“They look so perfect together, don’t they?” I said sarcastically, sipping from the drink I’d snagged earlier. “Everyone thinks she’s some sweet, tragic little thing who deserves the world.”Roy glanced down at them, then turned to me with that easy, unreadable smirk. “You don’t like her much, do you?”I scoffed. “Harley? She doesn’t deserve half the things she has. And she’s definitely not strong enough to be with someone like Shane. She’s weak. Always has been.”Roy nodded slowly, as if he was absorbing my words. “

By the time Avery returned home, the sun had already risen, casting soft amber light across the polished floors of the Rodrigo estate. The housekeeper had opened the heavy drapes in the sitting room, letting in the morning air, and the silence inside the mansion pressed on Avery like the gentle weight of exhaustion she had learned to live with.She didn’t go upstairs to change. Didn’t remove her shoes or pour herself a drink. She simply walked through the quiet, familiar halls of her father’s house, trailing her fingers along the edge of the walnut banister as if grounding herself in something she could still control.Everything felt heavier now. The lie she’d told her father still clung to her like mist, impossible to shake. And the image of him—smiling gently as he asked after Stephen—refused to leave her mind.She paused in the foyer, staring at the wide glass doors. They framed the front gardens, still trimmed and blooming, untouched by the reality unraveling just beyond them.She

HARLEYThe world outside the party was quiet—eerily so.No pulsing music. No flashing lights. No voices. Just the steady rhythm of Shane’s footsteps and the soft rustle of trees as a night wind drifted through the branches.He didn’t say a word as he carried me, his arms wrapped protectively around my soaked body, his jaw clenched tight. The heat of him bled into me, even though I was shivering. Every part of me felt heavy—my limbs, my thoughts, my heart—but I didn’t ask him to stop.I didn’t want to break the silence.I buried my face against his chest and listened to the strong, steady beat of his heart. It was grounding. Real. After what I’d just experienced—both in the water and… wherever I’d gone in the moments after—his heartbeat was the only thing that kept me tethered to this world.We reached his truck. He opened the passenger side door with one arm and carefully set me inside like I was made of porcelain. I was quiet, watching as he moved around to the driver’s side and slid

HARLEYThe house was quiet when we got back—too quiet.Shane unlocked the door with one hand, still holding me close with the other, like if he let go, I might vanish again. I didn’t complain. I didn’t want him to let go either.The moment we stepped into the living room, the weight of everything hit me like a flood.The water. The wolf. The vision. Roy.The way his hands shoved me like I wasn’t a person but a piece on his chessboard. The way the light vanished from the world underwater. And the wolf—the massive, wise being that had spoken to my soul with ancient truth. His voice still echoed in my mind, low and calm and terrifyingly certain.“You must truly fall in love with him.”Wasn’t that what I’d already done?Hadn’t I chosen Shane, over and over again?But the wolf had seen right through me. Through the desire, the fear, the comfort of him. He’d seen that my love wasn’t complete—not yet.And I hated that he was right.Shane helped me out of my wet clothes, handing me a blanket

HARLEYI could feel eyes on me the second I stepped into the school building.Whispers followed me down the hall like shadows. Heads turned just slightly, just enough to pretend they weren’t staring. But I felt it. All of it. The stares. The lingering glances. The pity. The curiosity. The disbelief.Most of them had been there last night. They’d seen it happen—me, shoved into the pool by Roy like I was nothing, like I was just a pawn in some twisted game. They’d watched Shane dive in after me like his life depended on it. Maybe it did.And then I disappeared for the rest of the night.Now, everyone wanted answers.But no one dared to ask.Not directly, at least.“Hey.” Jessica appeared beside me, her expression careful. “You good?”“Yeah,” I lied. “Just… tired.”She didn’t press. She just nodded and kept walking next to me, offering her silent support. That was what I liked about Jessica—she didn’t push. She didn’t pretend to understand. She was just there.We rounded the corner, and