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.

possessive thought from running through my mind. If Griffin

so crazy that I wanted to

fox?” Griffin said, breaking me from my train of thought. I looked

with admiration. “You’re

“What do you mean?”

you may be human,” Griffin continued, and I felt one of his hands stroking through my hair, “But there’s no mistaking the Alpha blood in you. You might not be able to shift

ways of expressing itself.”

just saying that because I wanted to mark you? Who

to do with my Alpha blood? Maybe I’m just

his eyes but a teasing smirk played on his lips. “It’s not just that,” he said, “It’s everything about

wolf, things would’ve gone completely differently. Any female wolf would’ve accepted

and let me claim

was trying to make a bigger point, but it almost sounded like he

he would’ve preferred some completely submissive

bidding.

not reading

story. Head over there to dive into

immediately fall at your feet,” I rolled my eyes. I turned

chin with his hand and pulled me

me, little fox,” he said, and his tone had an edge

to say I was unhappy with you or that I wanted something else.

what I

his threat, I tried to shove down some of my attitude

But then I found you — and we both know that you were

You were challenging me from the moment we made eye-contact.

back, you stood your ground.”

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

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

to be mated to somebody in my position. I’ve gotten a lot

I know that. But you, little fox? You’re the first thing that

a mate, you made me feel like I had

there was a hungry look in them that made my

Alpha. As human

deep your Alpha blood

runs.”

that my Alpha blood could express

I told him, and

steady when he looked like he wanted to devour me. “I’ve never gotten the appeal

me because some cosmic universal force was pushing us together. T wanted someone to care about me