The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 17

“Hunger drives the wolf out of the wood.”

German Proverb

It was completely silent.

Nobody moved. Nobody spoke.

I was frozen, like a deer caught in the headlights or like a lamb spotted by the

wolf.

No.

No.

No. Nope. No way.

This is not happening. He can’t be talking about me.

Although I remained still, my eyes darted around the room, looking for some other person that the prince must’ve been talking about his real mate. Clearly, I was mistaken. There was no way he was talking about me.

But there was no one else.

He was looking at me.

And, when I say looking at me, I mean it.

His dark eyes roamed over my body, drinking me in like a starving man dying of thirst. I wondered if he could hear my heartbeat. I knew wolves had superior senses, and right now, it felt like my heart was trying to beat right out of my chest.

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We both just stared at each other for a good minute me in horror and him in something, I’m not sure what. O

When he finally did move, it happened so fast I wasn’t expecting it.

have an anxiety attack, and the

muffled since my face was pressed into

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hair, my bare arms, and my lower back. Although I barely had time to register it, his hands felt divine. Everywhere that his hands met my skin seemed to tingle under

good too. Earthy. It wasn’t the smell of some cologne or perfume

natural scent. I wanted to roll my entire body

Oh, God.

happening to

bond doing this

Mine. My mate.” He

his arms but I don’t think

face into my hair and inhale. He clearly liked

as I

“Griffin!”

the room, darker and scarier than I’d ever heard it.

turn around to face the King. He continued to nuzzle into my hair

you doing with that girl?” The last word

he still didn’t

you think I’m doing?”

King roared. I couldn’t see his

he was not happy

human for a mate. My bloodline

tightened to the point where it

Was Griffin about to kill me? Would he end my life here and now so that he wasn’t

but I also didn’t want

Griffin’s grip on me didn’t budge. He must’ve felt my fear because he began stroking my hair. “Hush. It’s okay, little mate,” he whispered

know if his words actually comforted me, but at

wasn’t going to

kill her, I will!” The King shouted

ignore it. I hadn’t even processed the fact that the

the time Griffin

him.

first time since Griffin had scooped me up into his arms,

in the

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