The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 45

Chapter 45

“Buy the ticket, take the ride.” Hunter S. Thompson

It took a few seconds for the sheer embarrassment of what had just happened to settle over me. Not only had this man

just spanked me over his knee like a disobedient child, but some twisted part of me had actually liked it. Had been turned

on by it. And he knew it.

Griffin continued to stroke my hair and comfort me ~as if that was supposed to make up for “punishing” me.

How dare he?

He might’ve been sad I ran away from him, but he drugged me and spanked me ~ he’s the twisted one here, not me.

With red on my cheeks ~ both sets, I was sure – I shoved him away forcefully. Griffin must’ve been surprised by my movement because he actually moved with my push, and I scooted back on the bed.

Of course, with a stinging ass, trying to scoot back on my butt was not my smartest move. I swallowed a hiss of pain. I

didn’t want Griffin to see that his punishment had actually caused me pain, but I couldn’t lie to myself ~ the spanking

had hurt. Unfortunately, I must not have done a very good job of schooling my expression because Griffin saw right

through me.

“Are you hurting, little fox?” he said. His tone was full of mock sympathy and he was smirking – the bastard actually had

the audacity to smirk. “Tell me what’s causing you pain. I’ll kiss it better.”

As if he doesn’t know exactly what body part is aching right now.

“Fuck you,” I growled, moving further away on the bed. I was careful not to put any weight on my actual ass, I didn’t

a reminder of what

of fucking you,” Griffin said and his voice was husky

your ass is a little less

this is fucking funny?” I snapped at him. All I could feel was embarrassment, rage, and a stinging

animal, took me from my mother. I was happy without

‘punish’ me for it. In what

didn’t think was even possible). He lost his smirk and I could tell I’d

off. Good.

and I felt very much like a prey caught

me in, he certainly looked like one. “You want to talk about common sense?” he whispered.

dark but controlled.

my chest. I wanted to

me with his

talk about how little sense your escape attempt made,” he said, “You’ve been around mated pairs most of your

each other. You may not feel the bond as I do,

looks like. You know that mates don’t

them does die or leave, they never recover. Yet you

destiny. What did you think was going to happen

I swallowed. I knew he was right and my feeble explanation

move on eventually,” I told him, my

asked, eyebrows furrowed. “Mates

never want anyone

before I’d even really thought

you’d never want someone else, You can’t possibly know you’d

“Yes, I can.”

me more. It triggered something in

I didn’t even know

you don’t,” I snapped back. I didn’t even know why I was so insistent to prove him wrong, to make him see that

asked. His eyes were narrowed and I could

who decided they wanted someone else other than their mate – even if it was only

and I felt my face go red – again, It

of epiphany. Was I reluctant to believe Griffin’s dedication to me because of my dad? Because he’d had an