The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 55

Chapter 55

“You are the fire burning inside me.” Kelvin O’Ralph

If ’d had a camera or a phone nearby, I would’ve snapped a photo of the look on Griffin’s face when I told him I wanted

to claim him. He looked like I’d just told him I was secretly an alien or lived on the moon ~ or some other impossible

thing. 7

With his jaw hanging open, Griffin finally managed to speak. “Claim me?” he said. “Like with a bite?”

I knew the idea sounded ridiculous. I wasn’t a wolf. I didn’t have fangs that could magically leave scars. But I did have

teeth and canines. Maybe they weren’t as sharp, but they could still sink into somebody’s neck. They could leave scars

too. |”)

That thought – of me sinking my teeth into the pulse of Griffin’s neck ~ sent the blood rushing through my veins.

Has the mate bond messed me up so much that biting into somebody’s neck like a vampire turns me on? (2)

Well, not just anybody — Griffin. My mate.

“T hate to state the obvious here,” Griffin said, “But as much as I may call you my little fox, you’re still human. You won’t

be able to leave a claiming bite.” (1)

“Why not?” I snapped back, and I tried not to sound like I was pouting. “T have teeth too. Some of them are sharper than

they look.”

“Pm sure they are,” Griffin said, sounding amused. “But I have supernatural healing abilities. Unless your teeth are made

of silver, the

mark will just fade. Probably within seconds.”

Logically, I knew he was right. Werewolves healed much more quickly than humans. They weren’t even capable of getting

scars, not unless they were made through silver blades or weapons.

running through my mind. If Griffin was going to leave

it so crazy that I wanted to leave

know what I’ve come to realize about you, little fox?” Griffin said, breaking me from my

shining with admiration. “You’re more wolf-like than

“What do you mean?”

his hands stroking through my hair, “But there’s no mistaking the

ways of expressing itself.”

blood?” I asked, eyebrows raised. “Are you just saying that

Alpha blood?

his lips. “It’s not just that,” he said,

gone completely differently. Any female wolf would’ve accepted

let me

I could tell that Griffin was trying to make a bigger point, but it almost sounded like

Like he would’ve preferred

bidding.

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I didn’t immediately fall at your feet,” I rolled

with his hand and pulled me

away and roll your eyes at me, little fox,” he said, and his tone had an edge to it now, “Do that again

to say I was unhappy with

what

make good on his threat, I tried to shove down some of my attitude and

then I found you — and we

from the moment we made eye-contact.

back, you

that same awed look came over his face again. “You were nothing like

ever expected my mate to be. I’ve spent most of

who would’ve done anything to be mated to somebody in my position. I’ve gotten a lot things in my

But you, little fox? You’re the first

you made me

eyes, there was a hungry look in them that made

Alpha. As human as you

deep your Alpha blood

runs.”

it possible that my Alpha blood could express itself even if I wasn’t a

I told him, and I tried to keep my

my tone steady when he looked like he wanted to

pushing us together. T wanted someone to care about me because they understand me. Because they’ve