The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 59 Chapter 59 “When we love someone, we make it our business to protect them.” Donna Goddard Griffin moved too fast for my eyes to follow his movement. One moment, he was standing near the door, seething.

The next, he’d positioned himself in front of me, growling deep and low in his throat. My heart caught in my throat – I’d

heard that growl before. It was the growl I’d heard the day I met him, just moments

before his father’s head rolled on the floor. It was the growl of a wolf

protecting his mate.

Every wolf in the room seemed to cower beneath Griffin’s raw power — the instructor included. He’d stumbled to the

edge of the mat with wide eyes, his hands thrown up in surrender.

“What the hell is going on here?” Griffin’s voice boomed across the room. He looked ready to pounce on the instructor.

“What were you doing to my mate?”

The instructor looked like he’d just stumbled into a den of vipers. “M- mate?” His eyes flickered over to me, where I was

still flat on the mat. If his jaw could’ve dropped to the floor, I had a feeling it would have. Chapter 59

As soon as he looked over at me, Griffin growled again. “Don’t look at her!” The instructor immediately obeyed, his gaze

falling to the floor. If I could feel Griffin’s raw power as a human, I could only imagine how strong it must’ve been for the wolves. In the background, several of the young boys continued to whimper and stare with wide eyes — but none of

them spoke.

My limbs felt frozen. This felt all too reminiscent of the first day I’d met Griffin.

Am I going to have to stare at the instructor’s dead eyes the same way 1 had to stare at the king’s?

That thought alone was enough to spur me into action. Scrambling up, I grabbed one of Griffin’s arms. His attention was

immediately on me and tried not to falter under his intense stare. Man, he was pissed. His eyes were wild and dark, but

he still reached up to entangle his hand with

mine.

“Griffin, it’s okay,” I murmured to him, “He wasn’t trying to hurt me.” )

Griffin’s hand tightened over mine, another rumbling in his chest. “Oh, he wasn’t?” He snarled. “I felt your fear through

our bond, little fox. I walked in as you were kicking him away from you. If that wasn’t his attempt to hurt you, what was

it?” His eyes felt like they were burning into mine. No matter how upset he was at the instructor, I had a feeling Griffin

was almost as angry at me. Chapter 59

I glanced over at the instructor. He didn’t dare make eye contact with Griffin – let alone me ~ but I could tell he was

hanging onto every word. He was probably wondering if I was going to sell him out, tell Griffin everything he’d said.

Well, he certainly doesn’t have that smug smile on his face now.

wasn’t really how I planned on making him

explanation that wouldn’t end with the instructor’s head on the floor. Finally, | settled

watered-down, sugar-coated version

all of my courage to meet Griffin’s gaze, “I

by accident during his class. I got curious, and

instructor, whose wide eyes were still stuck to the floor. Even across the

trembling. He was scared out of his

dark eyes were trying to peer

“That’s

the trash talk about me being human, which caused the fight in Chapter

the first place.

to cup my jaw, his eyes softening. His fingers fluttered

mat moments ago. “Okay, little fox. If you say

He bought it. ‘Then his hand left my

Griffin suddenly snapped,

Oh no.

like he wanted to throw up. The color left his face,

shakily nodded.

happened,” Griffin said. I tensed beneath Griffin’s grip — so much

said, stumbling over his words, “A-and the girl

the mate of your King and as such, she is your Queen. You

Majesty!” Zeke squeaked, bowing his head. “I’m so sorry, Your Majesties. It won’t happen

“Continue.”

lesson,” Zeke stammered, “And Instructor I-Ivan

recount the

the way the instructor had made fun of humans

actual fight.

not been shaking in his boots throughout the entire explanation, I might’ve been annoyed at him

just doing what his King

if it gets his

growling lowly. “You’ve been

I cannot allow you to disrespect

moved in a flash, gripping the instructor’s throat until he sputtered.

his claws were out, digging into the flesh of the instructor’s

but he doesn’t deserve to die. Not over a fight

thinking. I crossed the mat (much slower than Griffin

one holding the

“Griffin!” I

could see the instructor’s eyes widen. He hadn’t expected me to fight for

“He insulted you, little fox,” he said,

hurts my mate.”

I countered, tugging on his arm. Not that my strength was any

human living in the castle. And I

he wouldn’t have mouthed off to

for the sound of the instructor struggling for air

“This misunderstanding is my fault…and he’s learned his lesson, He doesn’t need to

life.”

I

another beat of silence, and I worried that Griffin was