All Chapters of The Alpha King's Human Mate : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

JACQUELINEAmy blinked up at me, her lids heavy and slow, her little fingers curling tighter around the blanket. The meds were finally kicking in.“Will you still be here when I wake up?” she asked, her voice soft and sticky with sleep.I hesitated. I didn’t want to lie. Not to her.“No,” I said gently, brushing a stray strand of hair away from her forehead. “But I’ll be at your house waiting to welcome you home.”Her eyes lit up. “Okay,” she whispered, then turned her head toward Blair. “I like your new friend.”Blair chuckled. "Her name is Jacqueline." Blair grinned. "But call me Jackie." I said to Amy, who nodded drowsily, her eyes beginning to flutter closed. And for a moment, the room felt light. Like none of us had bleeding hearts or bruises, we were pretending not to notice.When Amy finally drifted off, her tiny chest rising and falling with the kind of peace only children seemed to know, Blair stood and gathered a few things around the room. I gave her mom a small wave as

JACQUELINEDid she really think I was going to leave her the way Dad left?The thought alone made my chest ache. As my mother sobbed into my shoulder, her body trembling against mine, all I could feel was the overwhelming weight of her guilt pressing between us.“I would never do that to you,” I whispered, my voice cracking. “I’m not like him.”Her arms tightened around me like she was afraid I’d disappear if she let go. “I’m so sorry, Jackie. I was so angry, I became blind to everything else.”“It’s okay, Mommy.” I rubbed her back in slow circles. “It’s alright. It’s all over now.”She pulled back slightly, cupping my face in both her hands. Her eyes were bloodshot, glassy with tears. “I shouldn’t have done that to you. Even if those pictures were real... I shouldn’t have said those things. I should have protected you. I should’ve stood by you.”A sound escaped my throat. It wasn’t quite a sob, not quite a breath...just pain. Because she was right. She was my mother. My anchor. And s

JACQUELINEAs soon as we stepped out of the car and Mr. Philips pulled away, Blair and I stood frozen for a beat.“Let’s wait until his tail lights are completely gone,” Blair said under her breath, arms folded tightly across her chest like she could somehow fold herself into invisibility.I glanced at her. “You think he’s gonna circle back and stalk us?”She cracked a grin. “No. But I’d rather him not know where I live.”I blinked. “Wait... this isn’t your house?”She shook her head. “Nope. Mine’s on the next street.”“Why lie?”Blair hesitated, then shrugged. “You’ll see soon enough.”We waited a few more seconds until the Lexus was nothing more than a red dot swallowed by the road. Then she turned and started walking, and I followed.The next street felt... different. The pavement was cracked in places, trash bins overflowed near the corners. Graffiti covered several buildings—some of it artistic, some of it just messy tags. A group of boys lounged on a stoop nearby, laughing too l

EZRAThe moment Jacqueline said the name “Sammy,” something inside me shifted.The anger building in me wasn’t wild. It was calm and steady. Cold. The kind that didn’t need noise. The kind that just needed one reason.Now, I had it.That boy had come into my office, full of pride, thinking he could scare me with half-truths and smug smiles. He’d said he knew Jacqueline had kissed me at his birthday party. He had come into my office thinking that he could intimidate me. It had been pretty easy to flip the table, and for a moment, I regretted that I hadn't broken his legs and hands when I had had the opportunity to. If I'd taken action early enough, he wouldn't have had the limbo to post naked pictures of his ex-girlfriend. The stupid fucker and his new girlfriend had been giving the little human girl a hard time since after the party. I had been there and had watched the whole drama unfold, even though I wasn't even interested in the stupid affairs of humans, but I had felt a little

JACQUELINEWe didn’t have to wait long.About ten minutes after Blair pulled the cake out, we heard the sound of a car door closing, then a familiar voice chattering away in the distance.Blair jumped up first, practically flying to the door. “They’re here!”I followed, heart unexpectedly light.Blair flung the door open and stepped onto the porch. “Amy!”A small blur of motion came running up the steps.“Please, careful.” Her mom called out. She was wearing a tired smile and couldn't keep the worry out of her voice. “Blair!” Amy squealed, her one good arm flailing. The other was in a cast strapped against her body. The little girl did not mind that she was still healing, she hugged Blair like she hadn't seen her in months. Blair hugged her back just as tightly. “I missed you so, so much!” Amy cried into her shoulder.“I missed you more,” Blair whispered, brushing a kiss onto her curls.Blair’s mom came up the steps slower, carrying a small hospital bag in one hand. She looked exhau