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.

clutching my

get home before it gets

to stand up but Aiden grabbed my

with you.” “No!” I said it louder than I

turned to look at us. More quietly,

enjoy the movie. I won’t

a lie of course. If Griffin really was here and waiting in the shadows, I wasn’t going

up in my head and freaking out over

some good.

to let me go. Even in the dark, his concerned

said, “I’’m sorry our night had to be cut short. Had I known

come.”

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“You’re sure?” he asked.

I

say so. Guess we’ll have to do a raincheck on movie night

doesn’t drag me back to Canada.) “Of course, we

a long breath, I strode out of the theater, my eyes searching every dark crevice for an indicator of Griffin. But there was

why can I still feel

to adjust to the harsh fluorescent lighting of the hallway.

and the popcorn littered on

hands into the pockets of my cardigan and made my

I was too nervous and amped up to even pretend to be

as brisk as it had been an hour ago.

road lay between me and a

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

easy it would be for Griffin to hide in them. Was he there