Semua Bab The Alpha's Human Mate: Bab 11 - Bab 20

CHAPTER 12:Ivy's POVMy heart was still pounding from the shock of seeing him at my door and then he’d touched me. His fingers which were cool and sure, brushed against my cheek, and a jolt of electricity shot straight through me. I stumbled back with my hand flying to the spot his skin had touched, as if I could still feel the imprint.“What are you doing here?” I finally managed to ask with my voice sounding breathless and strange. Damian Blackthorn overed my doorway, too big and too powerful for my small and messy world.“Can I come in?” he asked. His voice was low with a rumble that seemed to vibrate deep inside me.Everything in my head screamed no. This was a stranger, a billionaire who had no business in my crumbling apartment but my mouth didn’t listen. “Okay,” I whispered, and I stepped aside.He walked in with his eyes scanning the room and I saw him take in the stack of textbooks on the floor, the laundry basket overflowing with clothes, the single, sad lamp that was my o

CHAPTER 14:Damian's POVThe servant’s words brought a sudden hush to the room. Lucien D’amato in my company? Surely it was a brazen move, even for him. I stood up with my chair scraping against the floor. “If there is nothing more urgent than bickering amongst ourselves,” I said with my voice low and final, “then this meeting is over.”I didn’t wait for their replies. I turned and walked out, and my mind was already miles away, plotting the many ways I could tear a vampire apart with my bare hands.“Damian!” Councilor Malverick’s voice followed me down the hall. “Do not do anything stupid!”I didn’t look back, and Jason fell into step beside me. We walked out to my car, and without a word, he took the driver’s seat while I slid into the passenger side gratefully. The car pulled out onto the street, and I stared out the window, but I didn’t see the city; instead, I saw Ivy’s face, and I felt the ghost of her touch.Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Jason glance at me and then agai

CHAPTER 16:Ivy's POVI froze where I stood, and with the way my heart thudded so hard I wouldn't be surprised if it burst out of my chest, but the shadow at the far end of the alley didn’t move.I spun around quickly, ready to hurry back to the street I’d come from, and my breath caught. A second shape blocked that way, too. Two of them now, and I was trapped.“Great,” I whispered under my breath. “Smart, Ivy. Real smart. Take the shortcut…Brilliant idea.”The men stood in silence. The one ahead was taller and broad-shouldered. The one behind leaned a little to the side, as if waiting for me to make the first move. My palms were wet with sweat, and I rubbed them against my hoodie and balled them into fists.“Hey!” My voice cracked, but I forced it to sound steady. “You have a problem or something?”A deep chuckle came from the darkness, and the man ahead stepped forward until the moonlight lit his face.I gasped.His skin was pale, like he hadn’t seen sunlight in years, but it was hi

CHAPTER 18: Ivy's POVI paused when I recognized him, Damian Blackthorn sitting there in a booth, wearing a plain shirt, a baseball cap, and dark shades. Anyone else would’ve walked right past without knowing, but I knew... I knew from the tilt of his head, the way he carried himself, and the faint pull in my chest that I had been feeling every time he came near me.My fingers froze around the notepad I carried for taking orders. What the hell was he doing here? Why here, in my workplace?I frowned, not able to hide how uneasy I felt but I didn’t dare tell him off, not this man. Damian Blackthorn wasn’t just some customer.. he was powerful, rich, and dangerous in ways I didn’t even understand yet.Still, I managed to ask with my voice low and sharp, “What do you want?”He leaned back against the booth seat like he owned the place and his voice was calm, steady, like nothing in the world could ruffle him. “I came here to have a coffee. Just like any other person.”I laughed bitterly

CHAPTER 20: Damian's POVI suddenly tensed at Beta Jason's words, and I could hear the way his voice dipped when he finally said, “There’s something you need to know.”I folded my arms and looked at him sharply. “Say it.”And even as I said it, I knew I really wasn't going to like this, and why did it feel like this would all soon circle back to Ivy?Jason’s jaw clenched. He didn’t like saying things twice, but he also hated keeping secrets from me. Finally, he let out a long sigh.“The Council’s been sniffing around you,” he said flatly. “After that little speech you gave, asking why we shouldn’t mate with humans, they started thinking you might not just be talking in theory. They’re suspicious, Damian and I’m afraid they’re suspecting you’re already involved with one.”My chest tightened. I already knew where this was heading, but hearing it aloud was worse than I expected.“They can’t find out,” I said firmly, and my voice left no room for argument. “Not until I’m certain where t