All Chapters of Too Human for My Mate, Perfect for the Rival Alpha: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

My skin scorched where his hand touched me. "No," I gasped, pulling away quickly and sliding out of the car into the cool night air.My heart was beating like a sledgehammer. I thought he was reaching for a stray leaf in my hair... why did he touch my skin like that?!The warmth from his fingers lingered on my skin like an imprint, making my core ache with an embarrassing, traitorous dampness. I took a deep breath, turning my back on the grand transport as it rolled toward the main entrance, and started walking down the winding stone paths of the manor's massive rose garden.The garden was illuminated by soft, glowing crystal lanterns hanging from iron posts. The scent of crushed pine and blooming night-lilies filled the cold air, soothing my chaotic thoughts. But after ten minutes of walking through curving hedges, I stopped.I was completely lost.I sighed in exasperation, pulling out my comm to check the map, when a soft, muffled crying sound caught my attention from behind a row o

Declan did not turn around, but his massive shoulders set into a line of pure, hardened muscle. I had no idea what brutal dominance battle had played out in the High Council Hall with Old Master Richard, but it was clear the ancient Alpha had rubbed his fur the wrong way.He never glanced back and he did not utter a single word. Instead, his thick, calloused fingers tightened their vice-like grip on my hand, the heat of his palm searing through my cold skin.When we reached the sleek silver transport, Garrett swiftly opened the door to the velvet-lined cabin for us.Declan forced me into the interior first before crowding in behind me. All this while, his heavy grip remained locked around my flesh, marking me in front of his beta.Once the door clicked shut, I shot a guarded, tentative glance at his razor-sharp profile. His jaw was clenched so hard his cheekbones looked ready to cut through his skin, a dangerous dark fury rolling off his broad shoulders in suffocating waves. Yet, his

"Alpha Declan… Declan…" Delilah whispered, her voice dropping into a breathless, syrupy pitch. She took a deliberate step toward his desk, reaching up with trembling fingers to undo the silver clasps of her leather mantle. She let the thick fabric slide down her shoulders, letting it fall to the stone floor to reveal her exposed chest and waist. "You misunderstood me during the council meeting. I have never looked at another wolf. Perhaps you do not realize this, but ever since I saw you at Old Master Richard’s Alpha succession feast, my inner wolf submitted to yours. It was love at first sight. I fell for you uncontrollably…"As she crept closer to the obsidian desk, the fake sorrow and shyness in her eyes became sickeningly obvious. Just as she reached out to touch the carved edge of his table, Declan’s cold voice cut through the air like a snapped whip."Miss Quinn, do you require a second warning before I have my enforcers strip your rank?"Declan slowly pulled a silver case from

My lips pressed into a thin, bitter line as I stared at the frozen video frame, refusing to watch another second of my own humiliation."Are you going to look me in the eye and pretend that isn't you?" Grayson growled above me, his heavy Alpha presence suffocating the small space between us. The heavy reek of alcohol on his breath couldn't mask the underlying scent of his raw, volatile fury."It doesn't matter what I say, Grayson," I whispered, my voice flat and completely drained of emotion. "You've already decided I'm a unfaithful human who sold her body. Nothing I say will ever change your mind, so why should I bother wasting my breath?"Blood trickled down from the deep gash on my forehead, tracing a crimson path past my temple and pooling at my collarbone. The bright red against my pale skin made me look broken, but I kept my eyes locked on his without flinching.Grayson stared down at me with cold, lethal eyes, his jaw clamped so tight a muscle twitched in his cheek. He stayed p

"I didn't call your private line last night!" I snapped, my voice sharp. "I placed an official query to your command chamber yesterday!""Oh? Is that so?" He sounded entirely unimpressed, his eyes narrowing with dark amusement as he watched me squirm. "So why did you place it?"I choked on my own breath, my heaving chest rising and falling beneath my dress. I couldn't answer him. I had called to express my gratitude for his help with the Quinn Pack blueprints. But after what he had done to me in the upper hall—after he had kissed me and put his hands on my body—the words 'thank you' felt like poison in my throat.When I stayed silent, Declan gave a casual shrug of his broad shoulders, his voice smooth and placid. "If you don't want to discuss official pack business in front of the court, that's fine. You can call my quarters tonight."How dare he? How dare he act like an innocent Alpha after trying to claim me in the dark?I glared at him with murder in my eyes. The moment Declan took