The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 18

“The most part of all princes have more delight in warlike manners and feats of

chivalry than in the good feats of peace.”

–

Sir Thomas More

Lily screamed first.

And then a lot of other people screamed.

There was a lot of ruckus.

The guards who’d been standing near the doors and the corners suddenly swarmed the king’s body or what was left of it. None of them tried to touch or attack

Griffin, although they did watch him with wary eyes. I don’t think any of them.

really knew what to do. I imagine there’s training and protocol for when a rogue or an enemy attacks your King, but what about when your Prince decapitates him?

I didn’t scream.

I didn’t cry.

All at once, a cold sweat broke out over my entire body as if the room had turned to

ice. My body certainly felt like it was frozen I couldn’t move or think the way I wanted to. All I could see was the fallen King’s head and his lifeless eyes.

He beheaded the King.

He beheaded the King.

Oh

my God, he beheaded the King.

Those words ran on an endless loop in my mind as I stood in the same spot, my

feet stuck like glue.

Can you hear me?

was trying to

He was suddenly in

shoulders and his blue eyes

I could hear what he was

had plunged me

I going into

that what this

my body is numb right now? I just watched

focus on Sebastian and not retreat into my own head. “Seb,”

he said, “Just keep looking at me. Don’t worry

Protect me?

from

with long, dark, and bloody claws protruding from one hand. He was staring at his father but not in any kind of terror or horror like you’d expect just dark eyes analyzing the fallen king. Like he

next

had happened

beheading, the screams,

reminder that if you’re not reading this book on n??el5s.com, you might be missing out on the

on me, and Griffin standing over the body. It

like hours.

then, those

head snapped up, we made eye contact, and

Oh, God.

trembled and Sebastian instantly pushed me behind

stood in front of me and his eyes narrowed. “What is this?” he asked and there was a hard edge to

all the feeling in my limbs and been capable of actually speaking, I would’ve told him that Sebastian was just my brother and that he was

I could do was watch helplessly

eyes narrowed even more and he growled back. It was louder, deeper, and it exuded power. Several of the wolves whimpered

down.

Sebastian said, “I won’t

he said casually, “But you’ve seen what I do to those who stand in the way of my mate. Back down, cub, or your head

No.

Please no.

in me broke through the shocked, numb haze I’d been floating in. It couldn’t let Sebastian die protecting me. No, I

out and I forced myself to

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