All Chapters of Alpha Mine: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

The first person I saw when I opened my eyes was William.He was slumped in a chair beside the bed, staring blankly at the wall like his mind was miles away. But the moment I made the slightest twitch, his head snapped toward me.His eyes went wide."Michelle," he breathed, lurching to his feet so fast the chair screeched across the floor.Everything slowly came into focus: the too-bright white walls, the blue privacy curtains, the steady drip of an IV in my arm. "Nathaniel! Get someone now! And call Nicholas!" William shouted. I hadn't even realized Nathaniel was in the room until he bolted out the door without a word.I tried to speak, but my throat felt dry."William..." I rasped. "You look like shit."The curve of his lips twitched before his face crumpled again."Yeah, well." He dragged a hand down his face. "You try sleeping when..." He stopped himself, jaw clenching. "We thought we were going to lose you. Nicholas especially. He hasn't left the infirmary in three days."My ch

Selene fell to her knees. Before my eyes, her youthful beauty withered. Her wavy golden hair dulled into brittle white strands, smooth skin creased into deep wrinkles, and her radiant glow dimmed to a sickly, ashy gray. She stared at her trembling hands and released a piercing scream. I wish I could say it was glorious. But I couldn't. Not really. Some stubborn part of me still ached for the girl she used to be, for the friendship we once had, for everything she’d chosen to destroy. “Zeus… please,” she whimpered. I tightened my grip on Nicholas’s hand. “Enough, Selene,” Zeus said softly. “I will now erase your memories. You will not know why this fate has befallen you. That is the price of your schemes.” Selene shook, hugging herself as if she could hold her world together. Zeus raised his hand to finish the punishment. “Wait!” the word tore out of me before he could. His silver eyes flicked toward me, irritation darkening his expression. “What is it, mortal

If you had asked me a year ago where my life would have taken me, I assure you I would never have said somewhere in the UK, sitting under a huge oak tree with an incredibly sexy British man resting his head on my lap.No. Not by a long shot."You know," I murmured as I played with his hair, watching the moonlight dance across his features, "I always thought dates were supposed to involve fancy restaurants or overpriced movie popcorn." I shot him a playful grin, though my heart swelled with something far deeper than playfulness.Nicholas' chest rumbled with laughter, the sound reverberating through me. "I'm sorry to disappoint," he smirked, "but I'd rather have you all to myself."His eyes flicked up to meet mine as his hands rose, gently framing my face. My hair tumbled over his face, shutting out the rest of the world, and suddenly our lips were only inches apart."In a restaurant, I wouldn't be able to do this." He captured my bottom lip, teasing it with a slow nibble before brushin

There was a time, long ago, when I would have wanted to see the miserable bastards who birthed Alec and me, then tossed us aside like yesterday’s leftover pizza.The young, naive me who spent nights staring up at the stars, wondering why the other kids in the pack had parents who cared while I didn’t, would have jumped at the chance to see them again. She would have been ecstatic.But the me now?No thanks.I’d buried them long ago, right next to my dead goldfish, Miguel. I mourned them the same way I mourned him, shedding a single tear over their makeshift gravestone.So why was I standing outside my brother’s guest room at six in the morning, a gut-wrenching feeling twisting inside me?It made no sense.And yet, I couldn’t shake it.The door opened, revealing Alec with a grim expression as his eyes swept over me from head to toe.I was wearing black shorts that hugged my soft curves and a white tank top, paired with ankle boots. My medium-length hair was pulled into a messy bun, and

I’d never been one to wait around. It was a curse I was born with. Me and patience? Yeah, that bitch and I were not friends. That’s why sitting here waiting for Nicholas had me tempted to slam my head against the dashboard just to stop myself from caving.I checked my phoneTime was ticking slowly. Each passing second made the uneasiness in my chest tighten. What the hell could be happening there?Not knowing was driving me to the edge. Chanelle beside me was biting her nails, a grim expression on her face as she looked out the window.“I'm sorry you got stuck babysitting,” I told her.Chanelle jumped slightly, startled by my voice.“No way, Michelle. You're my Luna." She shook her head, her eyes meeting mine."It's my duty to protect you with my life.”I caught the resolve in her gaze and felt a quiet warmth settle over me despite everything pressing down around us.“Thanks.” I paused, then turned my head to look outside. “I just hope they're okay.”Ten minutes wasn't much. It was pr