All Chapters of The Alpha's Human Mate: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

IrinaMY THROAT FELT incredibly dry and my eyes were feeling puffy. I slowly opened my eyes and tried to focus. I saw a figure standing near the window, but my throat was too dry to say anything. I could see I was in a hospital room, which was strange.“Oh, Irina!” My mother’s voice forced its way through my muddled thoughts. “Are you thirsty? The doctor said you might be thirsty when you wake up. Oh, honey we were so worried!” My mother gushed and the figure near the window turned around to look at me. My father was right there beside my mom, and I blinked. Hunter! Hunter had been standing near the window. I took a sip of water and it burned as it ran down my throat.“What happened?” My voice sounded hoarse and I tried to clear my throat while my parents took turns explaining what happened. I got some mysterious fever, but Hunter’s doctor saved my life. That was about the gist of what they were saying. I couldn’t understand it. From what I can remember, I didn’t feel sick. Hunter exc

IrinaMy mind caught up with what was happening, and I pushed and slapped Hunter almost instantly. What the hell was he thinking?! My mind was going a mile a minute since I thought he was about to tell me we couldn’t see each other. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, taking a step away from me.“I’m sorry … I … I don’t know what came over me.” He sighed. When his eyes met mine, they looked luminescent, but as soon as he blinked, they were normal again. I frowned, but I didn’t have time to think about it.“Hunter, I don’t know what you want from me.” They say that if he doesn’t have money, the girl wouldn’t fall for him the same way they do in books and movies … I never allowed myself to imagine I could have that fairytale, so in my mind, it didn’t really matter whether he had money or not. All I wanted was a man who would love me the way my father loved my mother. Love shouldn’t be this hard! “This isn’t going to work for me, Hunter.” Hunter sighed deeply, but he still didn’t say an

IrinaWhat I didn’t like was that he seemed a little entitled. I still didn’t know much about him that was of real importance. We walked into the forest and it was absolutely breathtaking. I could just see all the pictures I could have taken.“I wish I had my camera with me.” The words were out before I could even think about it. I just felt so relaxed in Hunter’s company.“I have my phone.” Hunter grinned. I shrugged and pulled a face.“No, it’s okay.” Whenever I take pictures, I go into my own world. It was a safe space. It was my way of recharging. I wasn’t ready to share it with anybody just yet. We kept on walking and I asked Hunter about some of the beautiful plants. He seemed to know a lot about the forest, which was nice.“Irina, do you believe in the supernatural?” His question came out of nowhere and I studied him for a moment to try and figure out where it came from.“I believe that everything that has a name existed once. It might not exist now, but someone named it so it

IrinaALL MY LIFE, I had believed that the supernatural world existed. I believed that at some point everything people considered as magical or strange had to have existed. Actually, seeing it come to life … My mind spun into overdrive for the umpteenth time. I hadn’t seen Hunter in days. My body was screaming for him in ways I never could have imagined, but I just couldn’t bring myself to call him.Hunter didn’t make any attempt to contact me, which was even more confusing. With everything I knew about werewolves, I was sure he would contact me at some point. Droning on through my days, I felt as though I was growing weaker. I convinced myself that I was getting sick. One week turned into two, and then three, and then the fever hit me again.Exactly one month after the first fever, the second one put me in the hospital. I was delirious. I was sure I was seeing things each time I woke up. Hunter was there, and so were my parents. Everything was so fuzzy and all I could really think ab

IrinaI could almost lift my arms and feel as if I were flying if Hunter wasn’t running so damn fast. The wind blew through my hair and kissed my face and I wished I was like them. To be this free. To live without boundaries and just running barefoot in the forest must be the most amazing experience of all time! The trees were whizzing by and a couple of times, I thought we were going to run right into one, but Hunter would just side step quickly.When he finally started to slow down and came to a halt, I was completely out of breath with excitement. My cheeks were completely flushed, and adrenaline had flooded my body. Hunter stepped behind a tree and came back wearing only a pair of shorts. I almost swallowed my tongue at the sight of his tanned, naked upper body.“Like what you see?” He grinned and I rolled my eyes.“Well, for an old guy, you look pretty okay … Ish.” I shrugged, crossing my arms over my chest the second I felt my body respond to him. He put his arm around my should