All Chapters of His Human Mate, His Greatest Threat: Chapter 241 - Chapter 250

AVAMotherhood was apparently a beautiful experience, according to people who had clearly forgotten to mention that babies could behave like tiny, furious dictators who had no respect for sleep, personal space, or the fact that their mothers occasionally needed to use the bathroom without somebody screaming.Three days after our wedding, I was standing in the nursery wearing one of Damien's shirts, my hair tied into a ridiculous knot, and a baby spit-up stain sitting proudly on my shoulder while Aurora Kiara screamed at a bottle she had been demanding for the last twenty minutes. I had tried feeding her, changing her, singing to her, walking around the room, and even offering her the expensive little toy Maya had brought, but apparently none of those things met her extremely complicated standards."Your daughter has been awake since five in the morning, and I would appreciate it if somebody explained to her that the rest of us are not employees hired to entertain her around the clock.

AVAI had forgotten how much I enjoyed wearing clothes that made people uncomfortable, especially the kind of people who believed a woman should dress according to whatever version of herself they found easiest to accept.The dress hanging over the bedroom chair was short, black, tight around my waist, and had a neckline that would probably make Maya accuse me of deliberately trying to cause trouble. I paired it with black heels, gold earrings, and a jacket that barely covered anything worth covering, then stood in front of the mirror turning from side to side while deciding whether I looked expensive or simply dangerous.Probably both.Motherhood hadn't suddenly turned me into somebody who wanted to spend the rest of her life wearing oversized shirts and hiding behind baby blankets. I loved Aurora, and I loved being her mother, but I was still Ava Monroe, the woman who enjoyed looking good, buying ridiculous things, and occasionally making a room full of people forget whatever boring

DAMIENAva spent the first few minutes of the drive pretending she wasn't aware that I was watching her, which was an amusing attempt considering she kept catching my reflection in the window and adjusting her dress whenever our eyes met.She had settled into the seat with one leg crossed over the other, her handbag beside her, and that irritatingly satisfied smile still playing around her mouth. The conversation with the woman at the restaurant had clearly entertained her, although I suspected she was also waiting for me to make some comment about the way she had handled it.I didn't intend to give her the satisfaction so quickly.She turned towards me eventually, her eyebrows lifting as she caught me looking again."You're awfully quiet after that little conversation, Damien, and I am beginning to suspect you're preparing some private lecture about my manners, my language, or the fact that I apparently embarrassed somebody who thought my wedding ring had turned me into a respectable

DAMIENThe operations room was already occupied when I arrived, and the expressions on the faces around the table told me this wasn't another routine territorial disagreement. Garrick stood beside the main display with several documents spread across the desk, while Elena was speaking quietly to one of the security officers. The moment I entered, their conversation stopped.Ava followed me inside, still wearing the black dress from our evening out, and I felt her fingers brush my hand before she moved towards the empty chair beside mine. I had told her I didn't want her going anywhere alone, but I hadn't expected her to remain beside me during whatever Garrick was about to explain.He turned the display towards us."An emissary from the foreign territories delivered a formal declaration earlier this evening, and the message concerns Aurora. The delegation represents the Varkhan Pack, whose Alpha has refused to recognize her as your legitimate heir because her mother was human before t

AVARoderic Voss stood in front of me looking entirely too pleased with himself, as though he had finally found the opportunity to put a troublesome woman in her place. The men behind him watched with that same irritating confidence, and Damien had gone so still beside me that I could feel the anger pressing through our bond, dark and heavy enough to make the back of my neck prickle.I wasn't going to let him fight this one."You're challenging my authority, Roderic, but you haven't explained what that challenge actually requires, and I'm beginning to suspect you enjoy making grand announcements more than you enjoy explaining the rules behind them."His mouth tightened. "You will address the assembly under the authority of the recognised packs. You will demonstrate that you understand the responsibilities of an Alpha's equal, and the delegation will determine whether your position deserves recognition.""How generous of you to let me audition for a position I never asked you to give m