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

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

growled. “No.

head in submission immediately. “I understand,

himself,

and Griffin turned to look at me. Ivan looked

I hadn’t even planned on speaking or opening my

anything, I should feel relieved I

one instructor would be nothing like those old classes, This is a chance for me to do

on

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

Ivan’s offer was genuine. There was real regret in his eyes. I had

he was a fight instructor, maybe he felt like

point. Despite taking years of warrior classes, none

wasn’t surprising – those classes were meant

some fierce warrior, but learning a little self- defense

looking at

protect my own. mate?”

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

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

to protect myself? In case you’re not around

around

moved closer to him, grabbing

in case.”

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you alone with another man,” Griffin said,

one.”

I’ll train with a female instructor,”

don’t have any.” Griffin’s

“Little fox.”

was a warning, but I still couldn’t stop the amused smile

lips. He

the harm in at least learning?” I

you want to learn to fight so

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

going to pencil me in at 2AM?”

rather be doing

should I be surprised that he isn’t

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

“If I don’t like it, then that’ll

like he was trying to find a

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