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.

trying not to have an anxiety attack, and

muffled since my face was pressed into his shirt.

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lower back. Although I barely had time to register it, his hands

the smell of some cologne or perfume

was just his natural scent. I wanted

Oh, God.

is happening to

mate bond doing this to

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

in his arms but I

nuzzle his face into my hair and inhale.

as I liked

“Griffin!”

thundered throughout the room, darker and scarier than I’d ever heard it. Instinctively, I jumped, curling closer

turn around to face the King. He continued to nuzzle into my hair like we were the only

this meaning of this? What are you doing with that girl?” The last word came out like a hiss and from the rumble in Griffin’s chest, I could tell he didn’t like

my mate,” Griffin said but he still didn’t

you think I’m doing?”

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

he was not happy

pathetic human. I will not allow my son to take a human

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

had barely registered any of 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

but I also

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

words actually comforted me, but at the very least,

he wasn’t going to

is human! If you do not kill her, I will!” The King shouted again and it practically shook the walls.

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

my life by the time Griffin spun

him.

time since Griffin had scooped me up into his arms,

the room

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