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.

sitting in my chair, trying not to have an anxiety attack, and the next, he had scooped me up and pressed me

sound was muffled since my face was pressed

–

barely had time to register it, his hands felt divine. Everywhere that his hands

smelled good too. Earthy. It wasn’t the

his natural scent. I wanted to roll

Oh, God.

is happening

bond doing

felt the noise deep in his chest. “Mate. Mate. Mine. My mate.” He kept

his arms but I

his face into my hair and inhale. He clearly

as I

“Griffin!”

and scarier than I’d ever heard it. Instinctively, I

growled loudly but he didn’t turn around to face the King. He continued to nuzzle

of this? What are you doing with that girl?” The last word came out like a hiss and from the

but he still didn’t turn

you think I’m doing?”

The King roared. I

not happy about this turn of

continued, “A weak, pathetic human. I will not allow my son to take a human for a mate. My bloodline will not be sullied by one of

me tightened to the point where it was almost painful. I bit back a

any of what was happening, but in that moment, I feared for my life. Was Griffin about to kill me? Would he

want a mate bond but I also didn’t

pull away from him but Griffin’s grip on me didn’t budge. He must’ve felt my fear because he began stroking my hair. “Hush. It’s okay,

his words actually comforted me, but at the very least, it

going to kill

human! If you do not kill her,

ignore it. I hadn’t even

life by the time Griffin spun around,

him.

Griffin had scooped me up into his arms,

the

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