The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 42

Chapter 42

“Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative.” HG Wells

Punishment?

He’s going to punish me?

Griffin had said it so casually, like he was telling me about the weather or asking me my favorite food.

“Punishment?” I echoed, craning my neck to look up at him. Tucked into his side, it strained my neck to make eye contact with him but I managed.

A slow smirk spread across his face. My reaction didn’t seem to surprise him at all, and if anything, he just looked

amused.

What a sadist. He enjoys freaking me out like this.

“Yes, little fox,” he said, and his tone was almost mocking, “If I don’t punish you, how will you learn your lesson?”

Oh, God. He’s actually serious, he’s not just joking. “I don’t understand…how would you punish me?” I asked. I couldn’t

possibly imagine what Griffin’s “punishment” would entail. Was he planning to lock me up in the dungeon or something?

Or was this more of a time-out-sit-in-the-comer sort of deal? Both options didn’t seem appealing, and the very thought

of a “punishment” made me feel like a misbehaving child. Maybe that was the point. (°

“We’ll discuss it once we get back to the castle,” he said, and he went back to playing with my hair, “For now, I’m just

happy you’re in my arms again. But we’ve got a long night and a long flight ahead of us. You should probably get some

sleep.”

For a brief moment, my mind flashed to the airport. Of course, we’d be taking a flight back to Canada! Maybe I could

escape at the airport. There would be people there, people who would never let some random man drag a kicking,

screaming girl onto a flight.

As if he could sense what I was thinking, one of Griffin’s hands came up to cup my jaw and turn my attention back to him.

“I already know that clever little mind of yours is trying to hatch a second escape plan, little fox,” he said with narrowed

eyes, “But I’m going to stop you right here. Don’t even try.”

“What?” I feigned disbelief, “I was not thinking about trying to escape. I was thinking about what snacks I’d get at the

airport. That’s all.”

Iwas a terrible liar and the unimpressed look on Griffin’s face proved it. I wasn’t fooling him. He sighed, his eyes roaming

over my face. There was some sort of emotion on his face ~ sadness or guilt, I wasn’t sure which. “I wish it didn’t have to

come to this,” he said, “But I knew it would. Even with my private jet, I can’t take any chances with you.”

I was too confused by his statement to notice how he rummaged around his pocket or moved his other hand to hold my

jaw still.

And then I felt it.

He moved quickly, far too quickly for me to shove him away or fight back. Suddenly, there was a sharp pin-prick in my

neck. (=

move my head away, but Griffin held me steady

at what he was holding in the other hand: a large needle

I’d felt? It was him jabbing the needle into my neck,

substance into

time I’d registered it, he was already

I clasped my hand over the spot he’d

Griffin pulled me close.

“It’s for your own good. Just to make sure you don’t

be home.” Before I could argue or

too heavy for me to hold them up on my own. I collapsed into Griffin’s side,

to stroke my hair.

He just drugged me.

my God, he just drugged

but my tongue was heavy with a sweet chemical aftertaste.

the driver,

road ahead of us began to fade into colorless

was Griffin laying my head on his lap and pressing

definitely guilt on his

how much my head hurt. It felt

times ten.

silk sheets underneath me. The third

heavy limbs and sluggish

it took several seconds before

Majesty,” a gravely, accented voice spoke nearby.

Just a friendly reminder that if you’re not reading this book on n??el5s.com, you

over there to dive into the next chapter—it’s

head around to see where I was and

a dark headboard, and a literal

room was massive, more luxurious than anything I’d been in before

gold and navy fixtures, an impressive vanity, and a

the bed in the same cardigan and dress, a stout old woman was perched next to me. She was wearing a thin white coat, and from the medical

* )

What happened to me?

she said, and her beady eyes peered down

to stare at. “Do you remember

tried to open my mouth and form words, but my throat was so dry

me a glass of water and I downed it in seconds. Do I remember

being with Aiden. We were at

rushed through my brain in a flash ~ Griffin finding me

car, sticking a needle in my

drugged me!

face,” the woman said, “I can tell you remember.

that or a nasty drug

now.” The more she spoke, the more I

me?” I asked, and my voice was still croaky, “Diphenhy ~

had a pretty big dose of it. The

was… uneventful.”

was afraid I’d make a scene

hurting?” she asked me. One of her bony hands came up to touch my forehead.

the start of

side effect of the drug,” she said, and then she turned to

reliever.”

handed me two little white pills, but I only eyed them. After being jabbed with a needle, I felt a little hesitant to

unnamed drugs.

won’t hurt you, Koponesa. It’s a weak

still didn’t thrill me, my head was pounding. If it meant getting rid of the hammering in my head,

be worth it.

I swallowed the pills down and the old woman smiled at me. “Good, good,”

Inessa by the way. I apologize for not introducing myself, but I’m one of the King’s

he asked me