All Chapters of The Human Slave Mated To The Alpha king : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

“What?”The word left me flat and small. I was still sitting on the bed with the duvet clutched tight to my chest, eyes locked on his face like I must have misheard him. My pulse was still racing from everything that had already happened tonight the forest, the vampires, Alessia, his mouth on me earlier and now this.Zayn didn’t look away. He stood a few steps from the bed, shoulders tense, like the words cost him something to say out loud.“Yes. I know I said I would never take you as my queen. I meant it when I said it.” He dragged a hand down his face, then let it drop to his side. “But I honestly don’t think I can stand any other woman beside you. Not anymore. The thought of someone else doesn’t even register.”Those words coming from him felt unreal. The same Alpha King who made people step aside in fear, who had looked at me like I was nothing more than a problem, was standing in front of me saying he wanted *me*. My heart slammed against my ribs so hard I was sure he could hear

I woke up to the solid weight of an arm around my waist and the slow, steady rise and fall of a chest against my back.For a second I didn’t move. The sheets smelled like him pine and something warmer, mixed with the leftover scent of last night. It was the first time I had woken up in the king’s bed with the king still in it. The thought felt strange enough that my stomach tightened.The events from the night before rushed back in a messy flood. His mouth. His hands. The way I had come apart more than once. The way I had touched him. Heat crawled up my neck and into my face before I could stop it. I pressed my face into the pillow, mortified all over again.“What are you blushing about?” His voice was low and rough with sleep. “Don’t tell me you’re shy now.”I turned my head. His dark blue eyes were open, watching me, still a little heavy-lidded. They looked soft in the morning light, almost gentle, and for a stupid second I wanted to lean in and kiss the skin just beneath them.“Sto

“Yes. Well… he is considered a myth to us witches,” Lucia said, her voice calm but careful, as if she was already weighing how much to reveal.I leaned forward, elbows on the desk, eyes locked on her. “Explain it.”She exhaled and crossed one leg over the other, gathering her thoughts like she was sorting through old, dangerous memories that most people only whispered about. “Okay. He is said to be one of the first witches. One of the original bloodlines from before most of our recorded history. During the time of the first great war between the witches and the vampires, he suddenly disappeared. No body. No grave. No trace left behind. Just gone. Most of us grew up hearing the stories around fires and in training halls, but no one alive has ever confirmed he still existed. Until now, apparently. I had heard rumors about him being sighted in the village but I thought does where just gossips.”I stared at her, the weight of the words settling heavy in my chest. Leo stirred uneasily unde

Fear gripped me immediately.I spun around so fast my dress twisted around my legs. The silver-haired man stood a few paces behind me in the empty corridor, calm as if he belonged there. Pale eyes. That same half-smile. My heart slammed against my ribs.“What… how did you get here?” The words came out broken and confused. I took a step back.“There is no need to be scared of me,” he said, taking a slow step forward. “I’m just here to help you.”I moved back again. The wall was getting closer behind me. “What do you want from me?”“Nothing, really. I just want to help you. You are not safe here.”A short, sharp laugh left me. “And why wouldn’t I be safe? Do you plan to kidnap me or something?”He sneered, the polite mask slipping for a second. “So you think you are safe here?”“Listen.” My voice came out harder than I expected. “I don’t know what your plan is, but I want no part in it. My life is starting to have a little light, and I don’t need anyone dragging me down with them.”He s

Zayn Pov The meeting had dragged on longer than I wanted.Lucia sat across from me, still turning over every scrap of information we had on the silver-haired witch. Tristan stood near the window with his arms folded. Raphael kept his eyes on the maps spread across my desk. Reid leaned against the far wall like he would rather be anywhere else. Reports of vampire movements near the border, possible eastern involvement, ward reinforcements none of it was light conversation.I was listening. Mostly.Then it came.A sharp, wrong pull low in my chest. Not pain exactly. More like something vital had been yanked sideways without warning. It lasted only a second or two before fading into a dull, uneasy echo that sat under my ribs.I frowned and rolled my shoulder, as if that would clear it.*What was that?* Leo stirred, restless and alert.I ignored him. The bond had been unpredictable since the beginning stronger on some days, quieter on others. She was probably upset again. Or tired. Or ov