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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We had the last one over thirty years ago ~ long before I ended up at the castle.” Her eyes flickered

as she said it as if she was remembering something she

been the coronation for

lot of people are usually invited to

every Alpha in the world as well as their immediate

who don’t will send gifts to

“Gifts?”

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

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

eyes assessed me

lists for these events are very cut and dry,”

established pack in the

just wait for the

heritage, add an extra component

“You’re not used to inviting humans to coronations.”

with you about which family you’d like to

your human family

didn’t immediately reply, Nadia kept talking. “Your

know of

just my mom and her boyfriend. I consider him family

very aware of the

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

her or

It wasn’t that I didn’t want to see my mom or Unele Steve, but

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

my mom into a room full of werewolves. I didn’t want her

hurt.

going to ever 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

ahead and invite her,” I told Nadia. “I want her there, but I want to make sure she — as well

— feel welcome here.” I knew all too well how it felt to feel

if my mom would only be hanging around for

can have a talk with my dad

with my mom flashed through my mind ~ the one about how my dad had kept

those years. He’d led me to believe she’d simply never cared

reality. It’s long overdue for my dad and I

her notes and silence crept over

finally

Hard but good.” “And your instructor? Do

thought of the way Ivan had spent a good five minutes

uh, growing on

little harder than I expected her to at

closed.

you for the

I have any further concerns, I’ll let you know. The

That feels soon, especially since Griffin isn’t even back

coming back any day now ~ not that I had any contact with him to

in the loop.

thoughts of Griffin and stood up from my chair, Nadia following my lead.

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

into

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

self-defense.”