Semua Bab The Alpha's Human Mate: Bab 31 - Bab 40

Derek made his way toward the room on the right, just as Fighter's uncle had instructed. He turned the doorknob gently and pushed the door open. Inside, he found Fighter lying on the bed, cocooned in a thick duvet, his gaze fixed on the ceiling, completely lost in thought—as though the weight of everything that had happened the night before still lingered heavily on him.“Fighter,” Derek called softly.Fighter’s eyes snapped toward the voice, and the moment he recognized him, his entire expression lit up with relief and recognition.“Derek!” he exclaimed, springing up from the bed. Without thinking twice, he crossed the room in a few quick strides and pulled Derek into a tight embrace, catching him completely off guard.“Woah—hey,” Derek said, returning the hug briefly before gently pulling back. “Are you okay?”Fighter let out a long breath and sat back down on the edge of the bed, his hands clasped together as if trying to steady himself.“I don’t think so,” he confessed. “The chain

After school had ended, Ashley, Maggie, and Derek quietly made their way out of the school compound. The air around them felt heavy, as though it mirrored the weight pressing on Ashley’s chest. She hadn’t said a word since class ended, her mind spinning with anxiety. Her father’s voice on the phone kept replaying in her head — flat, cold, and unfamiliar. It wasn’t like him. Something was off. And no matter how many times she tried to shrug it off, the feeling just wouldn’t go away.“Are you going to say something at all?” Derek finally broke the silence, concern etched in his voice.Just then, Fighter jogged up from behind them, his usual grin lighting up his face — until he caught sight of their expressions. The smile vanished immediately, replaced with a furrowed brow.“I honestly don’t get why she’s so worked up,” Maggie muttered, trying to sound light but failing to hide her own unease. “Trust me, Ashley. I’m sure everything’s fine. You’re overthinking it.”Ashley inhaled deeply

“We need to uncover who’s responsible for this attack,” Noah, the Alpha of Collins’ pack, growled, pacing in front of the others. His expression was grim. “What kind of careless werewolf leaves a trail behind after a kill? No attempt to clean up the body? No effort to hide the evidence? That’s reckless.”“This is dangerous,” another pack member added. “We’ve lived in the shadows for years, hidden from the humans. Now one careless act could bring everything crashing down. Whoever did this could expose us all.”Noah turned sharply to Collins, eyes narrowed. “I’m assigning you to investigate this. Find out who did it, and report back to me.”Collins blinked in disbelief, stepping forward. “Me? Why me? Why does it always have to be me?”“Because you’ve been... distracted lately,” Noah snapped. “You’re keeping things from me. I feel it. You’ve gone rogue on a few runs. And now you’re playing college boy? You think I don’t notice when my own pack member starts acting shady? I want answers.

Nightfall. Dinner was quiet, save for the gentle clinking of cutlery against porcelain. But then Fighter broke the silence, his voice low but firm.“I need to go back to the spot where Reina was killed. Yeah, I know it’s risky this late at night, but I won’t be there long,” he said, setting his fork down. “I just… I need to know if I’m the one who did it or not. I can’t move on without finding out the truth myself.”Raymond looked up, brows furrowed in concern. “You really don’t remember anything, do you?”Fighter shook his head slowly, frustration clear in his eyes. “I’ve tried—so many times—but my mind’s just blank. I’m hoping that if I get there, maybe if I smell something familiar or touch something… maybe it’ll trigger something.”Derek glanced at Raymond, silently urging him to consider it.“I think we should let him go,” Derek said, his tone level. “He needs to clear his conscience. The next full moon is still a while away, and the woods won’t be crawling with hunters or polic

Ashley blinked in disbelief, then let out a soft, almost mocking scoff. “So… what you’re actually saying is that werewolves are real?” she asked, her voice tinged with disbelief.Thomas nodded solemnly, his expression serious and unwavering.“Yes. They’re very real. And they’re not just some story in a book or movie. They’re here—in this town. Every time you hear on the news that someone was attacked by a mountain lion… it’s a lie. A cover-up. It wasn’t a lion. It was them. Werewolves.”Ashley’s eyes widened as she stared at him, stunned. The words swirled in her head, too many truths hitting her at once like a wave. “Wait… so you’re telling me we’ve been living among werewolves? All this time?” she asked, her voice climbing. “How do you even know this? How could you possibly know?”“Because,” Thomas said, pausing before revealing the weight of his identity. “I’m a werewolf hunter. I always have been. Long before you were born.”Ashley took a small step back, processing. “You’re a…