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

field or groan

growled. “No.

head in submission

could dismiss himself, I butted in.

Ivan and Griffin turned to look at me. Ivan looked surprised that I’d spoken at all and

as surprised as Ivan. I hadn’t even planned on speaking or opening my

I should feel relieved I

one instructor would be nothing like those

my own, rely on myself for

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

Ivan’s offer was genuine. There was real regret in

maybe he felt like this was the only real way for him to

point. Despite taking years of warrior classes, none of

wasn’t surprising – those

learning a little self- defense

arms and looking at Ivan. “Do you think so little

protect my own. mate?”

floundering. “No, Your Majesty! Of course no -” Chapter 67 “Griffin,” I said,

saying you can’t protect me. But wouldn’t it at least be good for

myself? In case you’re not around to do the

be around to

don’t know that for sure,” I said. I moved closer to him, grabbing his

in case.”

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don’t want you alone with another man,” Griffin said,

one.”

a female instructor,” I replied, and then I

don’t have any.” Griffin’s eyes

“Little fox.”

I still couldn’t

He knew I was

at least learning?” I said,

“If you

You spend most of your days

to pencil me

“I suppose not. I’d rather be doing other

be surprised that he isn’t

my argument. “Maybe we could just

“If I don’t like it, then that’ll be

like he was trying to find

reading this book on

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