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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thirty years ago ~ long before I ended up at the castle.” Her eyes flickered

as if she was remembering something

would’ve been the coronation for Griffin’s

I confessed, “I know that a lot of people are usually

world as well as their

all of them may attend. Those who don’t will send

“Gifts?”

“The crowning of a new Queen doesn’t happen

their lifetime, you know.” Nadia paused for a

assessed me

guest lists for these events are very cut and dry,” Nadia said, “We extend

established pack in the

for the RSVPs to roll

add an extra

said, “You’re not used to inviting humans to

“Yes, it’s unusual. I wanted to confirm with you about which

human family

didn’t immediately reply,

know of

my mom and her boyfriend. I consider him family

aware

a few more questions

or invite

It wasn’t that I didn’t want to see

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

throwing my mom into a room full of werewolves. I

hurt.

the most important moments of my life –

her,” I told Nadia. “I want her there, but I want to make sure she

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

my mom would only be hanging around for

my dad too, Make sure

~ the one about how my dad

led me to believe she’d simply never cared

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

spent a few moments flipping through her notes and silence crept over the room. “So, did you

asked, finally breaking

said, “It was good. Hard but good.”

of the way Ivan had spent a good five minutes yelling at me to “stop

uh, growing

laughed a little harder than I

stayed on her face as she flipped the binder closed. “Well,

you for the Chapter

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

especially

enough that he should be coming back any day now ~ not that

in the loop.

from my chair, Nadia following my lead. “It was so lovely to meet

“My mate speaks

eyebrows shot into

I believe you know him as your

self-defense.”