The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate Chapter 70

Chapter 70

“Things go away to return, brightened for the passage.” AR. Ammons

The next time I woke up, morning sunlight was filtering through the room. Groggily, I rubbed my eyes and stretched my

sore muscles. They had felt like jelly last night, but today, they felt painfully stiff.

At least I don’t have another training session until tomorrow.

I turned my head to block out the sun and my eyebrows furrowed in confusion when I caught sight of Griffin’s side of the

bed. It wasn’t surprising to see that it was empty ~ there were very few mornings when I woke up to Griffin.

No, the surprising part was the blank paper lying on his pillow. Did he leave me a note?

I flipped the paper over, my breath catching in my throat. It wasn’t a note but a sketch. Of me. A naked sketch of me.

It was done from the waist up with my bare breasts on display and my head thrown back. Chapter 70 Did he draw this

picture today? This almost looks like it’s supposed to depict last night.

“Do you like it?”

I whipped my head around. Griffin stood in the doorway, a tray of fruit and croissants in his hand.

I clutched the sketch to my chest. “Is this me?” I knew it was a dumb question. Although the girl in the drawing seemed

far more beautiful

than I’d ever felt, there was no mistaking the long hair or the freckles

on her face. It was me. .*

“Of course it’s you,” Griffin said, walking over with the tray and setting it on the nightstand. “So, do you like it?”

Griffin was smiling as he said it, but there was something vulnerable and open about his expression. As if he was offering

me a part of himself and waiting to see what I’d do with it.

“Griffin, it’s beautiful,” I replied. “Is this last night?”

Relief seemed to flicker through his eyes and he nodded. “The way you came last night has been practically engrained in

my brain,” he said, “I woke up this morning itching to capture it on paper.”

A blush swept over my face and I looked down at the drawing again. Was this really what I looked when I orgasmed? It

the girl with glazed eyes in the drawing could really be me.

thing doesn’t work out for you,

He sat down next to me on the bed, handing me

picked up a strawberry. “We could go to Paris, see the Louvre

sip coffee and you could sketch

fond smile to my face. I’d always wanted to travel — especially to Europe. I’d always

my degree, I’d dedicate an entire

seeing the sights.

image had only ever included me (and occasionally some nameless and attractive European guy

along the way).

I thought about it, it was hard not to picture Griffin next to

even wake up next to me most mornings, let alone take a vacation with

Paris, I’m pretty sure the only view

to forget about the ache in my chest. As much as

Griffin said, drawing my attention back to him,

I need to talk to

on a piece of cantaloupe, I turned to look at Griffin. He looked somber for the first

the room. I also noticed that he was fully dressed, which was a little odd if he’d just woken up to sketch

from

in my throat. “What is

if you’re not reading this

story. Head over there to dive into the next

meeting this morning,” Griffin said,

I nodded.

Beta Williams to handle it,” he explained, “But once he got

anybody thought.”

dire? What could Alpha Liam be doing that’s raising such

Beta Williams even believes that Alpha

Alphas to join him, especially those

widened. What had started out as some pack dispute seemed to

you know what he wants?” I asked, “Is it power? More lands?”

fingers together. The gesture was comforting, although

more land,” he said, “He’s already overtaken Alpha Abel’s lands. But if I had

my power. Probably

shouldn’t have been surprising. Of course a power- hungry

currently, the person holding the most power was

overthrowing Griffin in some violent, bloody way made me

of fruit I’d eaten.

that, right?” I asked. “I mean, even if he tried, he

“The only way he could become King was

then, there’s no guarantee that the rest of the werewolf world would accept his claim.

the throne. It would be a very risky move, but Alpha Liam’s recent actions

won’t be satisfied with

and strike him down before he becomes a

sunk before, now it felt like someone