All Chapters of The Alpha's Mate, The Vampire's Desire : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

“I’m glad you came down on time. I was afraid the pancakes were going to go cold before you did.” Alaric said, not turning to her as he flipped the pancakes on the pan.‘Alaric was cooking?! Cooking?!’ Layla gawked at him. ‘How does a vampire know how to cook? Do they eat normal food like humans do? I thought they drank blood.’ “Why are you still standing at the door? Aren’t you hungry?” He asked and turned to her.“No— I mean, yes, I am.” She stuttered, rushing to one of the stools by the kitchen island and sat down.“Here. I hope you like hit chocolate.” He smiled and dropped a mug in front of her.“I do. Thank you. Do you need any help?” She asked, jumping down from the stool and walking to him.“No, I’m almost done. Just relax and enjoy.” He waved his finger in her face, placing his hand on her shoulders and leading her back to her seat.“But, I—”“You’re my guest, and I don’t let my guest work in my house.” He propped her on the stool and gave her shoulder a small squeeze.“Um…

“What?! Shopping? Why do you want to take me shopping?” Layla spluttered, staring at Alaric like his skin had turned purple. If it had, it would have been far less surprising than what he had said. Why in the great wide world did he want to take her shopping?“Don’t take it the wrong way, but I noticed your clothes have seen better days.” He pointed out, and the smug smile he wore turned sad.“Oh,” she mumbled, bowing her head in shame as she fiddled with her skirt. He didn’t need to tell her for her to know. She knew all too well the state of her wardrobe. Most of them were almost worn out of existence, patched in a lot of places, and so faded that she had forgotten the original colour.It was another of the reasons she hated going for dinner. Since she couldn’t wear her school uniform, she stuck out like a sore thumb. While the students would be dressed like celebrities, she looked like what crawled out of their gutters. They had noticed it, and it had fuelled their gossiping and je

‘This is bad. This is really, really bad.’ Layla panicked as her heart drummed in her chest and she slowly lifted her head.A figure sat in front of her, dressed in a black hoodie, dark shades, and a face mask.‘How can she see past the spell? It has been working fine since, so how?’“Who are you? Are you from Nox-Luminis?” Layla whispered, though she knew the answer. No one else in the supernatural world knew her identity apart from those in Nox-Luminis, and that only fuelled her anxiety. If someone from the school saw her having fun with Alaric, it would be the end of her. The news would spread around the campus like wildfire before they returned and almost immediately reached the ears of the headmaster. Once it did, it would be only a matter of seconds before Demeter came in her full glory and summoned the both of them.It was going to be a catastrophe. Though Layla had assured herself that they weren’t breaking any rules, facing Demeter was the last thing she wanted to do. Who co

“Ugh, why do I feel so distracted?” Layla groaned, shutting the textbook and resting her forehead on it. She knew why. Curiosity was crawling at her gut, begging her to stand up from her chair and search for Alaric. ‘Should I really go and meet him? I haven’t seen him since breakfast, and it’s almost lunch. Maybe I can ask him what we are eating.’ She stood up from her chair, stretching her body that had become stiff from sitting down for hours, and she strolled to her door. ‘The door to my right.’ She walked out of her room and headed to the door that Alaric had told her was his office. She stopped at it, holding her knuckle up to knock, but she froze. ‘What if he’s busy? It would be rude to disturb him while he’s working. He spent the whole day with me yesterday, so maybe he’s trying to cover up. This is a bad idea.’ She dropped her hand and turned to leave. “Come in,” Alaric’s voice came from the side of the door, and she jerked. ‘How did he know? What am I saying? He

“I thought I told you not to get it!” Layla squealed, taking the box from Alaric, and took out the cute pink kitty bracelet. The same on she had seen when they were returning home for their day out the previous day. The same one she had told him not to buy but was in her grasp. “You did, but I didn’t listen.” He grinned, taking the empty box and placing it on the centre table. “It’s so much prettier up close.” She awed as she held it to the light. “How did you get it? We didn’t go past the store again, so—no way! You lied!” “I lied? That’s such a bold accusation.” Alaric retorted, giving her a playful glare. “You did. You said you forgot something at the café, but you didn’t. You went back to get it, didn’t you?” She accused, pointing her finger at him. “Ok, ok. You caught me.” He admitted, holding back his laughter. “Why did you get it when I said you shouldn’t?” She asked, twirling one of the beads between her fingers. “Because you didn’t deserve what happened to your