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.

have an anxiety attack,

was muffled since my face was pressed

–

stroking my 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

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

natural scent. I wanted to roll my

Oh, God.

happening to

mate bond doing

Mine. My mate.” He kept repeating the

in his arms

into my hair and inhale.

as I liked

“Griffin!”

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

the King. He continued to nuzzle into my hair like we were

is 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

still

you think I’m doing?”

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

he was not happy about this

weak, pathetic human. I will not allow my son to take a human for a mate.

grip on me tightened to the point where it was almost painful. I bit

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 wasn’t

a mate bond 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, little mate,”

his words actually comforted me, but at

wasn’t going to kill

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

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

the time Griffin spun

him.

Griffin had scooped me up into his arms, I saw

else in the room

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