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

you,” Griffin said and his voice

your ass is a little

All I could feel was

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

for it. In what world does that make sense to

even possible). He lost his

off. Good.

and I felt very much like a prey caught under her

one. “You want to talk about common sense?” he whispered. His voice

dark but controlled.

feel my own heart drumming in my chest. I wanted to look away from his intense eyes, but

with

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

each other. You may not feel the

like. You know that mates don’t move on from each other

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

you

I knew he was right and

move on eventually,” I told him, my voice barely above a

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

never want

before I’d even

you’d never want someone else, You

“Yes, I can.”

me more. It triggered something

digging up something I

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

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

of someone who decided they wanted someone else other than their

on Griffin’s face suddenly cleared and I felt my face

to me because of my dad?