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

of what had

you,” Griffin said and his voice was husky and low

a

I snapped at him. All I could

from my mother. I was happy without you. Then you drug me,

what

darkened (which I didn’t think was even possible). He lost his smirk and I

off. Good.

me on the bed and I felt very much like a prey caught under her predator. With

certainly looked like one. “You want to talk about common

and dark but controlled. Yeah, he was definitely

I wanted to look away from his

with his

your escape attempt made,” he said, “You’ve been around mated pairs most of

what they mean to each other. You may not feel the bond as I do, but you do

importantly, you know what it looks like. You know that mates don’t move

die or leave, they never recover. Yet you still

did you think was going

waiting for my answer. I swallowed. I knew he was right

maybe you would move on eventually,” I told him, my

asked, eyebrows furrowed. “Mates are

never want

even really thought about it. “That’s not

not true?” “That you’d never want someone else, You can’t possibly know you’d

“Yes, I can.”

reply only angered me more. It triggered something in me, like this

digging up something I

to prove him wrong, to make him see that he wasn’t being truthful – but I couldn’t stop myself

were narrowed and I could tell even he was confused as to why

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

cleared and I felt my face go red

dedication to me