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.

my chair, trying not to have an anxiety attack, and

the sound was muffled since my face was pressed into his

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lower back. Although I barely had time to register it, his hands felt divine. Everywhere that his hands met my skin seemed

smelled good too. Earthy. It wasn’t the

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

Oh, God.

happening

the mate bond doing

chest. “Mate. Mate. Mine. My mate.” He kept repeating the words over and over again like a broken

arms but I don’t think he

into my hair and inhale. He clearly liked my

as I

“Griffin!”

darker and scarier than I’d

didn’t turn around to face the King. He continued to nuzzle into

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

Griffin said but he still didn’t turn to

you think I’m doing?”

serious!” The King roared. I couldn’t see his face but it was

happy about this turn of

will not allow my son to take a human for a mate. My bloodline will not be sullied by one of

grip on me tightened to the point where it

what was happening, but 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

a mate bond but I also didn’t want to

pull away from him but Griffin’s grip on me didn’t budge. He must’ve felt my fear because he began

actually comforted me,

wasn’t going to kill

me, Griffin? She is human! If you do not kill her, I will!” The King shouted again and it practically shook the

ignore it. I hadn’t even processed the

my life by the time

him.

since Griffin had scooped me up into his arms,

the room

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