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.

–

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.

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

since my face was pressed into his shirt. I

–

me stroking my hair, my bare arms, and my lower back. Although I barely had time to register

Earthy. It wasn’t the smell

it was just his natural scent. I wanted to roll my entire

Oh, God.

is happening to

the mate bond doing this to

in his chest. “Mate. Mate. Mine. My mate.”

his arms but I don’t think

face into my hair

as I liked

“Griffin!”

voice thundered throughout the room, darker and scarier than I’d

He continued to nuzzle into my hair like we were the only two people in

last word came out like a hiss and from the rumble

he still

you think I’m doing?”

cannot be serious!” The King roared. I couldn’t see his face

happy about this turn

pathetic human. I will not allow my son to take a human for a mate. My bloodline will not be sullied by one of her kind. Do you

me tightened to the point

in that moment, I feared for my life. Was Griffin about to kill me? Would he end my life here and now so that he wasn’t

want a mate bond but

because he began stroking my hair. “Hush. It’s okay, little mate,”

know if his words actually comforted me, but at the

wasn’t going

is human! If you do not kill her, I will!” The King shouted again and it

hadn’t even

threatened my life by the

him.

the first time since Griffin had scooped me up into

in the room looked

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