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. (=

to move my head away,

managed to catch a glimpse at what he was holding in the other hand: a large needle that he’d

pin-prick I’d felt? It was him jabbing the

substance into

seconds, and by the time I’d registered it, he

pulled the syringe out. I clasped my hand

Griffin pulled me close.

own good. Just to make sure you don’t cause any scenes out in

could argue or fight or throw some sort of fit, I began to feel

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

to stroke my hair.

He just drugged me.

he

at him, but my tongue was heavy with a sweet chemical aftertaste. My vision began to get blurry

driver,

began to fade

under was Griffin laying

definitely guilt on his face.

when I woke up was just how much my

times ten.

silk sheets underneath me. The third thing

heavy limbs and sluggish brain awake. | blinked

several seconds before my surroundings became

gravely, accented voice

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to dive into

to see where I was

a

been in before ~ including

an impressive vanity, and a couple of doors that

a stout old woman was perched next to me. She was wearing a thin white coat, and from the medical supplies next to her, I could only assume this was a

* )

What happened to me?

for twelve hours,” she said, and her beady eyes peered down at me. She had a large hook nose

at. “Do you remember what happened, Your

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

I downed it in seconds. Do I

being with Aiden. We were at the movie, I walked out

suppress the gasp. The previous night’s events rushed through my brain in

me into the car,

bastard drugged me!

the woman said, “I can tell you remember. I told him

No woman wants a needle in their neck like that or a nasty drug

the more I

nod. “What did he give me?” I asked, and my voice was still croaky, “Diphenhy ~ what

she said, “It’s a sleep aid and you had a pretty big dose of it. The King wanted to

here was… uneventful.”

make a scene

asked me. One of her bony hands came up to

start of a

of the drug,” she said, and then she turned

reliever.”

but I only eyed them. After being jabbed with a needle, I felt a little hesitant to

unnamed drugs.

you,

it meant getting rid of

be worth it.

pills down and the

the way. I apologize for not

of business, but he asked me