The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 40

Chapter 40

“Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they’re in the game.” (°

Paul Rodriguez Now I was the one fidgeting in my seat.

My heart was pounding a million miles per minute and I whipped my head around the theater.

Where is he? Tcan feel him. God, why can I actually feel his presence?

A part of me wanted to brush it off as paranoia, but deep down, I knew it was more than just anxiety. The mate bond. I

could feel it. Thrumming beneath the surface, like my entire body was yearning for him.

As my eyes swept around the dark room, I couldn’t find him anywhere. The crowded theater was full of laughing families

and cuddled-up couples but there was no Alpha King in sight. “Hey, you okay?” Aiden suddenly whispered next to me. Given that I’d suddenly taken to squirming around like a mad woman, I couldn’t be surprised that he was concerned.

Oh, God. Aiden.

If Griffin is really here, he’ll kill him.

Immediately, my mind flashed to a certain decapitated head. If he was willing to behead his father, I couldn’t imagine

what he’d do to someone like Aiden.

Someone who currently looks like he’s on a date with me.

Tneed to get out of here — and alone. If Griffin is here and going to make his presence known, Aiden can’t be around for

it.

feeling so hot anymore,” I told him, clutching my head, “I really feel a migraine

get home before it

up but Aiden grabbed my

walk home alone. I’ll go with you.” “No!” I said it louder than

people nearby turned to look at us. More quietly, I added, “No, it’s

the movie. I won’t walk,

course. If Griffin really was here and waiting in the shadows, I

somehow just making this all up in my head and freaking out over nothing, the fresh air will probably do

some good.

in the

be cut short. Had I known

come.”

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“You’re sure?” he asked.

down. “I’ll be fine, I promise,”

nodded. “If you say so. Guess we’ll have to do a

me back to Canada.) “Of course, we will.” Probably

there was none. Unless he’d mastered the art of invisibility since I’d seen him last, he didn’t appear to be in the

I still

to adjust to the harsh fluorescent

attendant sitting at the counter and the popcorn littered on the floor, even the hallway

stuffed my hands into the pockets of my cardigan and made my way to the exit. “Have

was too nervous and amped up to

was just as brisk as it had been an hour ago. Although the theater was

lay between me and a

before. It didn’t look out of place with Yorba Linda’s cozy atmosphere. But now, all I could

to hide in them. Was