All Chapters of The Alpha King's Hated Mate: Chapter 271 - Chapter 280

ALPHA KING XALEN~~"A glass of wine and some popcorn sounds perfect right now, don’t you think?" Theo’s voice echoed inside me as he watched Haylee slither toward Allison like a predator closing in on prey she had spent hours stalking.Though the moment was amusing and gave me a fleeting sense of happiness, my mind stayed with Haylee, whom I was worried about. I could watch her put Allison in her place all day, but what if she couldn't hold on much longer after everything she’d been through today?Her anger was the only thing keeping her upright, yet I knew it was a fragile flame. It wouldn’t take much for her to burn out, and anger wasn’t a sustainable fuel, especially not for the powers she hadn’t yet learned to control or comprehend.“I believe she won’t push herself too hard, Xalen. She’s got this,” Theo assured me. Yet, I could sense he was silently sharing his energy with Haylee’s wolf and taking on some of her pain through the bond.Yes, we were both worried and cautious.Bu

HAYLEE~~Once upon a time, the sleep realm used to be a safe place for me. It used to be a place where I saw my mom and got to know her.Sleeping used to be fun because I never had nightmares, and I got to sleep beside my mate. Once upon a beautiful time, I enjoyed sleeping, but that wasn't the case anymore.Now, I had to sleep to recuperate, but even that wasn't easy because, while my body forced me to rest, my mind remained active, replaying the horrors of the previous day in my mind.Yes, nightmares.I saw myself chained to Richard’s torture chair all over again. I saw myself in his lab, then his basement, where I watched him stab my mom’s heart. Once again, Kaylee was in my arms, bleeding out as silver spread through her system, killing her faster than I could recover and save her.Again and again, those scenes flashed through my mind, and I couldn't wake up. I was trapped in that zone until I heard the screams of the little angels I cherished.“It’s Haylee! She’s truly back!”

HAYLEE~~“Storms are raging to your left, right, and center, but somehow, he knows how to make us smile in the midst of it all,” Liya cooed when we stepped into the new and bigger bathroom.Na Di couldn’t even differ because she was so damn right. An hour ago, I was fighting my own mind and hating my life while I slept, but now, I was humming a happy song in a fresh bathroom with a spacious shower and a massive tub that would be used for a lot more than bathing.Not that I forgot my worries, but I was able to live with them because of my mate. I was confident I could live through the day and the rough month that was sure to follow because of my mom’s condition and the prophecy, as long as Xalen was by my side.“Who wouldn’t be confident?” Liya said with a singsongy tone, pointing out the fact that Xalen had arranged my favorite bath product in the bathroom and gotten me a new towel.Everything was in place, just like I loved it, and that made it known that he didn’t let a servant a

HAYLEE~~“I swear to the goddess, he is more tense than we are,” Liya sighed into my mind as I walked into the familiar building full of Healers. “I don’t know if I should be worried or happy.”My wolf’s words were about Xalen, whose hand was on the small of my back as if he were trying to ward off any bad energy around me.“It’s kind of hilarious, but he is trying, Liya. He is really trying to make us happy, and this must be hard for him,” I said to my wolf, asking her not to make fun of the situation.The universe kind of sapped the joy from my life in that moment as I passed by a ward and perceived the strong scent of Alfred and Kaylee’s fading presence. In that instant, I knew they were behind the closed door I stood before.My feet froze as fast as my mind did, but I was also quick to snap out of my emotions as I walked closer to the door and pushed it open. Alfred looked up immediately, his blank face furrowing when he saw me.I parted my lips to speak, but couldn’t find any

ALPHA KING XALEN~~I have tried to be as quiet as possible while still being supportive. I gave Haylee the space she needed to process her feelings and all the new information Gladys was throwing at her, but I also had to be there for her.I had to find a balance, and for a fully grown Alpha male like me, finding a balance between caring and staying back was difficult.But of course, not as difficult as wrapping one’s head around Gladys’s response to Haylee’s last question. In fact, Haylee jolted off the bed, eyes widely open as she gasped, “Are you kidding me? Gosh, you can’t be serious, Gladys.”My mate fought against Gladys's declaration. Yet, when she saw Gladys's unwavering expression, Haylee crumbled from within, begging as she began to sob, “Please tell me you were trying to be funny.”“I won’t joke around with such—” Gladys began, shaking her head.But Haylee cried out, cutting her statement short, “But she can’t experience withdrawal symptoms for a whole year! Why would yo