The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 73

Chapter 73

“Make peace that there will be those who bitch no matter what you do.” )

Ariel Meadow Stallings

Two weeks into Griffin’s absence, I was called into a meeting with a woman named Nadia. Apparently, she was in charge

of preparations for my coronation, which was news to me. I’d known someone – or someones ~ was handling the

preparations, but I hadn’t known more than that.

Truthfully, the idea of the coronation – as well as my parents being in the same room for the first time in more than six

years ~ made me nervous. I wasn’t sure which thought made me more uneasy: Griffin getting hurt or killed while he was

away or my coronation turning into a family bloodbath. |”)

Still, this Nadia woman had requested to meet with me and I wanted to cooperate. That’s why I’d agreed to meet her in

of the spare conference rooms after another grueling training session with Ivan. (!)

I almost felt bad for meeting her like this — still in training clothes with sore muscles and frizzy hair. It probably didn’t

give the best impression, but as packed as Nadia’s schedule was, this was one of the few times she’d been able to pencil

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“We’ve arrived, Your Majesty,” the guard who had escorted me to the meeting room said. Like many of the guards who

waited outside the bedroom suite or just escorted me around the castle, he was stone- faced.

I wondered if that’s how they were trained. If they were just taught to say everything with a straight face or discouraged

from showing emotion.

The guard opened the door for me and I walked in, catching sight of who must’ve been Nadia. She was a thin woman with long, glossy black hair and high cheekbones, sitting on one side of the conference table.

She looked up when she saw me enter, shooting me a wide smile. “Your Majesty,” Nadia said, bowing her head. “Please

sit.” She gestured toward the head of the table. I noticed immediately that she had a European accent ~ it reminded me

of Ivan’s.

As I sat down, I glanced at the blouse and pencil skirt she was wearing, feeling more underdressed than ever. “Sorry if I’m

a little underdressed,” I said, “I just came from a training session.”

“Oh, yes, I know,” Nadia smiled, and then I watched her take out a large binder, flipping through it at a speed I could

barely follow.

“What’s that?”

“It’s what I’ve been using to organize the plans for your coronation,” Nadia explained, “I’m not sure how familiar you are with a Queen’s

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long before I ended up at the

as if she was remembering

would’ve been the coronation

a lot of people are usually invited to

every Alpha in the world as well as

Those who don’t will send gifts

“Gifts?”

“The crowning of a new Queen doesn’t happen very often so it’s a huge deal.

to see a coronation in their lifetime, you know.” Nadia paused for a moment and then looked me over.

eyes assessed

are very cut and dry,” Nadia said,

established pack in the

and just wait for the RSVPs to roll in. But you,

heritage, add an extra component

used to inviting humans to

unusual. I wanted to confirm with you about which family you’d like to invite — if you’d even

your human family

reply, Nadia kept talking.

of the werewolf

said, “Well, it’s just my mom and her boyfriend. I consider him family too, he’s certainly been

aware of

to ask a few more questions about my mom’s name and

her or invite her to the

mulled over whether it was a good idea to invite her. It wasn’t

my dad would go either. Would he or Luna Grace be hostile

take the risk? I would already be throwing my mom into a room full of werewolves. I didn’t want

hurt.

get the chance to have a coronation again. This will be one of the most important moments of my life – I want her there for it. Who knows when I’ll even get to

her there, but I want to make sure she

feel welcome here.” I knew all too well how it felt to feel out of place in the

only be hanging around

a talk with my dad too, Make sure he behaves

~ the one about how my

all those years. He’d led me to believe she’d simply never cared to reach out, but that

It’s long overdue for my dad and I to have a little chat anyway.

through her notes and silence crept over the room. “So, did

finally breaking

yeah,” I said, “It was good. Hard but

minutes yelling at me to “stop punching like

session. “He’s, uh,

laughed a little harder than I expected her to at my

she flipped the binder closed. “Well, I

you for

I have any further concerns, I’ll let you know. The coronation will take place

feels soon, especially since Griffin isn’t even

that he should be coming back any day now ~ not

in the loop.

off the thoughts of Griffin and stood up from my chair, Nadia

Majesty,” she said, “My mate speaks highly of

eyebrows shot into my hairline. “Your

on her thin lips grew wider. “Yes, I believe you know him as your

self-defense.”