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

if she was remembering something she didn’t

the coronation for

don’t know much,” I confessed, “I know that a lot of people are usually invited

in the world as well as their

who don’t

“Gifts?”

Queen doesn’t

to see a coronation in their lifetime, you know.” Nadia paused

eyes assessed

are very cut and dry,” Nadia said, “We

established pack in the

and just wait for the RSVPs

an extra

I said, “You’re not used to inviting humans to coronations.” Chapter

you about which family you’d like to invite — if you’d

invite your human family

reply, Nadia

of the werewolf

“Well, it’s just my mom and her boyfriend. I consider him

aware of the existence of

more questions about my mom’s name and address, presumably information

her or invite

invite her. It wasn’t that

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

already be throwing my mom into a room

hurt.

the chance to have a coronation again. This will be one of the most important moments

“I want her there, but I

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

even if my mom would only be hanging

can have a talk with my

through my mind ~ the one about how my

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

dad and I to have a

a few moments flipping through her notes and silence

she asked, finally breaking

good. Hard but good.” “And your instructor? Do

had spent a good five minutes yelling at me

session. “He’s, uh, growing on

than I expected

as she flipped the binder closed. “Well, I believe that I can handle it from here, Your

you for the Chapter

further concerns, I’ll let you

weeks? That feels soon, especially since Griffin isn’t even

long enough that he should be coming back any day now ~ not that I had any contact

in the loop.

of Griffin and stood up from my

Majesty,” she said, “My mate

shot into my

“Yes, I believe you know him as your instructor. He’s been

self-defense.”