The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

Chapter 67

Chapter 67

“In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.” Shakira

The hesitant, submissive man in front of us looked nothing like the scowling instructor who had trash-talked humans and

challenged me to a fight. That man had been full of arrogance. This man looked like he was a few growls or glares away

from groveling on his knees.

I guess he’s still freaked out by what happened after our sparring session. )

“What is it, Ivan?” Griffin asked. His tone was cold ~ Instructor Ivan must not have been the only one to remember the

fight.

“Your Majesties,” Ivan started, his eyes flickering between us, “Our previous encounter has been weighing on me. I

disrespected my Queen

toa grave degree, and you spared my life out of kindness. I’ve realized that it’s not enough just to ask your forgiveness –

I’d like to earn it.”

For once, I was glad to be partially hidden by Griffin’s hulking frame. Otherwise, Ivan might’ve seen the dumbfounded

look on my face.

Earn our forgiveness?

I’m not sure what this guy is trying to suggest, but if he keeps Chapter 67

reminding Griffin that he kicked my ass in a fight, I’m not sure there will be any life left to spare.

“My Queen,” Ivan addressed me in that European accent of his, “I’d like to give you private self-defense lessons. Our

encounter proved that you have potential, and with the right training, I believe you could be a fierce combatant. Not that

I suspect you’d ever be in a position where you’d need to physically protect yourself.”

He wants to train me? To fight?

My mind flashed back to the warrior training classes I’d taken with my dad’s pack, and I almost felt like cringing.

Although Kara had made the class bearable, I spent most of that class getting my ass handed to me. Watching the other

cast me pity looks as they passed me in the field or groan when they got paired with me as a

growled. “No. Absolutely

lowered his head in submission immediately. “I understand, Your

could dismiss himself, I butted in.

Ivan looked surprised

I hadn’t even planned on speaking or opening my

I should feel relieved I don’t have

one instructor would be nothing like those old classes,

own, rely on myself

dismiss this idea so easily,” | told Griffin. It’s not as if I’d had tons of time to think about it, but

real regret in

instructor, maybe he felt like this was the only real way for

he had a point. Despite taking years of warrior classes, none of that training had actually

those classes were meant for wolf-on- wolf

learning a

idea,” Griffin countered, crossing his arms and looking at Ivan. “Do you

protect my own. mate?”

eyes widened and he began floundering. “No, Your Majesty! Of course

you can’t protect me. But wouldn’t it at

you’re not

be around to protect

I moved closer to him, grabbing

in case.”

you’re not reading this book on n𝘰𝚟el5s.com, you might

dive into the next chapter—it’s all

another man,” Griffin

one.”

I’ll train with a female instructor,” I

wait. You don’t have any.” Griffin’s eyes

“Little fox.”

warning, but I still couldn’t stop

at my lips. He knew I was

at least learning?”

“If you

time? You spend most of your days in meetings,” I

to pencil me in at 2AM?”

Griffin’s eyes. “I suppose not. I’d rather be doing other things

he isn’t afraid to make innuendos in

Griffin’s response only supported my argument. “Maybe we could just

like it,

like he was trying to find a

reading this book

over there to dive into the next chapter—it’s all