His Arrogant Human Mate novel Chapter 60

"They still don't like me," I mumbled, having caught several women giving me the stink eye. Not even women that were eligible to be his mate, the elderly and middle aged too. All this time I thought the belief that Shifters were better had been left behind, but apparently not.

Dominic rolled his eyes and scoffed, nudging my side playfully with his elbow. "They'll get over it."

More and more of his pack began to shift, while others began undressing. This included Dominic. He first shed his shirt and held it out for me to hold, which I did while trying to avoid gawking at his muscular abdomen. I hadn't realized abs like that existed outside of movies and photoshopped magazines.

Even as quick as I was to divert my gaze, Dom still gave me a subtle wink. The mark on my neck burned softly, but instead of hurting me, it sent goosebumps crawling across my skin and made my cheeks heat up.

"I apologize for how long it has been since our last run, but we will make up for lost time by extending it a few miles today. We will circle around the border of our pack a couple times and take a break near Watson's Creek before deciding where to go next," Dom announced to his people while he pushed his shorts down his legs, leaving him in a pair of dark boxers. "Unfortunately, our future Luna is unable to join us, but she wished to see us off. Thank you, Caroline." He paused for a minute or two, the rest of the pack shedding their clothing and waiting for his command. "Alright. Everyone ready?"

"Yes, Alpha!" many responded excitedly.

Dominic tucked his thumbs into his boxers and yanked them down, my face becoming beet red as I jerked my head away from the sight. His gentle yet strong hands cupped my face as he tugged me against his toned body, mine feeling soft and squishy in comparison, to kiss me deeply for all to view. "See you on the other side, sugar."

While the pack was on their run, I took a walk around the property. It was a pretty morning, a warmer day. Probably one of the last warm days before the fall and winter set in, which would come fast.

I was hoping that by staying on the property, I wouldn't run into any drama or trouble. It seemed like those always followed me.

For the first time in a long time, I let myself think long and hard about my parents. Unfortunately, their death was so traumatic to me that I had tried to push every memory of them away. In my child mind, you couldn't grieve for someone you don't remember, right?

I did my best not to scoff. Yeah, calling my best friend the f-word was how you become friends with someone. What a decent girl.

"You just don't get it, ma. Before me, we had all been omegas. You don't know what it's like to see and experience being higher class. This girl... the human is making the Alpha weak. And it is mine and my mate's duty to get rid of the weaklings, to keep our people strong," Nina explained, slowly calming herself back down.

I didn't like where this was going. My stomach was churning and I felt a cold sweat developing on the nape of my neck as I hid myself behind a tree, frozen. What Nina was referring to was betrayal. She would be killed for it.

Nina laughed lightly in response to what her mother said on the other line. "No, mother, we aren't going to kill him."