All Chapters of ALPHA KAI'S SURROGATE: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

AustinDying.My mate is dying.I stare at my desk blankly, feeling my wolf whimper. Her words from thisafternoon keep haunting me.It took meeting you to really realize that I’m just so tired of being alive.Death is almost going to be a sweet relief at this point.I bury my face in my hands.What have I done?I lean back in my seat, mentally exhausted, hurting because I drove thebeautiful, sassy woman who was supposed to be my mate to the brink ofdeath. I’ve destroyed her in every conceivable way to the point that shewelcomes death.She’s leaving town. And she’ll be dead in a few more months.I saw the signs of illness, saw her struggle all those times, the dark circles,the empty looks, the way she would sometimes sit by herself on an emptypark bench and stare at nothing.I knew her home situation. I knew she had no family, that she was under thepressure of her mother’s debts. I knew it all, and I had used it all against herto break her more, to make her hate me so that she

Chapter 43I give her a weak smile, not knowing how to tell her that it doesn’t work that way. I don’t know how Austin is able to pursue a physical relationship with another female who is not his fated mate. His disgust forme has to be intense for him to be able to do that. But the night we spent together, that heat and that hunger in his eyes when he touched me, the way he told me that he craved my touch, it makes me wonder. How it is so easy for him to touch another?IF BEFORE I had entertained any thoughts of any potential relationshipoutside of my fated mate, our one night together crushed that. I can’t look atanother male with that gaze. It’s like all men have lost their sexual appeal in my eyes.AT THE END of the day, Lacy will never truly be able to comprehend the depth of the workings of such bonds. And I don’t want to give her any information that could endanger her in the future.“JUST TRUST ME,” I tell her. “It’s not possible.”FIELDING HER ARGUMENTS IS DIFFICULT, but h

Chapter 45I feel stupid for trusting a wolf.I don’t know why Loyd did what he did, but after Austin left, I asked him to send me the recording. It took Lacy just under a couple of hours to figure out that the entire audio had been stitched together.“I mean, if I had the original, it would be easier,” my friend admitted. “But if you isolate the background sounds, it’s pretty obvious.”To do all of that, Loyd must have had someone follow Austin around.Why would he do this, though? I recall his insistence that I come to his den.Not once, but twice.Something is not right here.I consider calling up Mr. Hamrington to let him know of this, but I stop myself. I don’t know anything for sure yet. I end up dropping him a voicemail that I have some concerns about this new wolf Alpha. I know that if he wants to discuss this further, he’ll get back to me.I spend the day packing up some of my smaller items. It’s raining outside, and as there are some repairs going on at the bar, I don’t have

Chapter 47.SelineIt’s the sound of beeping that wakes me up. Annoyed, I make to turn off the alarm clock, but my body feels far too heavy.And then, I hear the voices.“What do you mean she’s fading away?”That sounds like Austin. If Austin ever sounded anxious and all worked up.“Exactly what I said,” comes a female voice. “She’s all bones, which is bad enough, but her wolf is dying, Austin. I can pour some healing magic in, but not more. I can’t save her.”“You have to, Tammy. You have to save her. She can’t just die like this!”I’ve never heard Austin sound so distraught, and I wonder if I’m dreaming.“This is why you don’t reject a fated bond"“It’s not supposed to kill her, Tammy!” Austin roars.“Stop shouting in my ward,” Tammy says tightly. “And what did you expect to happen, Austin? Come on. She’s a hybrid. Of course, she was going to react negatively to the bond being rejected. God knows how much she’s been suffering so far. It mustn’t have been easy for her.”My mind is st

Chapter 49When I get to my shift at Benny’s, there is someone already waiting for me.“Oh, dear God!” I glower at Austin. “Did you put a GPS on me?!”“Why did you leave?!” He grabs my wrist and pulls me into a more private area. “Tammy told you to stay still!”“Well, funny story.” I yank my arm away from him, hissing, “I don’t have to listen to you. See how that works?”I can see a mixture of anger and frustration on his face, which I’m all toofamiliar with. “You are not safe right now, Seline! Why can’t you understand that?”“Oh, I know.” I give him a steady look. “One of your people showed up and tried to rip my eyes out of my head as punishment for not staying awayfrom you. He left me with a nice shiny scar as well, as you can see.”Austin’s expression tightens. “Who was it?”“A big ugly brute with scars all over his face and"“Grayson,” Austin breathes. “And you still stayed there?!”“He was dealt with.” I shrug, far more confident now than I was then. “But what I’m starting to