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

they passed me in the field or groan when

immediately growled.

lowered his head in submission immediately. “I understand,

dismiss himself,

Ivan looked surprised that I’d spoken at all and

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

feel relieved I don’t have to train

one instructor would be nothing like those

my own, rely on myself

It’s

was real regret in his eyes. I

what happened, and since he was a fight instructor, maybe he felt like this was the only

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

surprising – those classes

to become some fierce warrior, but learning a little self- defense against

at Ivan. “Do you think so

protect my own. mate?”

Majesty! Of course no -” Chapter 67

string of apologies. “Nobody is saying you can’t protect me. But wouldn’t it at least

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

always be around

closer to

in case.”

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another man,” Griffin said, “Even a

one.”

I’ll train with a female instructor,” I replied, and

don’t have any.” Griffin’s eyes

“Little fox.”

still couldn’t stop

lips. He knew I was

least learning?”

up for it.” “If you

what time? You spend most of your days

to pencil me in at 2AM?”

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

should I be surprised that he isn’t afraid to make innuendos in

only supported my argument. “Maybe we could just try one or two

said, “If I don’t like it, then that’ll

like he was trying to find a good excuse to

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