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

reminder of what had just

and his voice was husky and low again. “But not today.

a little less

at him. All I could feel

took me from my mother. I was happy without you.

In what world does that

was even possible). He lost his smirk

off. Good.

on the bed and I felt very much like

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

and dark but controlled. Yeah, he

my own heart drumming in my chest. I wanted to look

me with his

talk about how little sense your escape attempt made,” he said,

mean to each other. You may not

you know what it looks like. You know that mates don’t move on from each

other. And if one of them does die or leave, they never recover. Yet

your destiny. What did you think was going

I knew he was right and my feeble explanation

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

possibly think that?” He asked, eyebrows furrowed. “Mates are forever. There is nobody

never want anyone

even really thought about it. “That’s

you’d never want someone else, You

“Yes, I can.”

me more. It triggered something in

up something I didn’t

even know why I was so insistent to prove him wrong, to make him see that he wasn’t being truthful

I don’t know that?” He asked. His eyes were narrowed and I could tell even he was confused

seen it!” I said, “I’m the literal result of someone who decided they wanted

Griffin’s face suddenly cleared and I felt my face go red – again, It felt

dedication to me because of my dad? Because he’d had an affair