The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate Chapter 74 Chapter 74

“Maybe if you can’t get someone out of your head they were never meant to leave.” .*

Shannon L, Alder It happened only two after my meeting with Nadia,

I’d just finished getting ready for another night in an empty bed when I felt it: a warm tug deep in my chest. It reminded me of the warm, fuzzy feeling ’d felt after the nightmare several nights ago, but this was different. That feeling had been

general warmness spreading across my body until I’d relaxed.

This was something else — it was centered, grounded in my chest.

This has to be the mate bond, but I didn’t do anything to trigger it.

Does that mean Griffin has triggered it?

I stood in the center of the bedroom suite for several minutes, clad in fuzzy pajamas and rubbing my palm over my chest.

I wasn’t sure why it

was happening, but it was the first time ’d felt connected to Griffin in days. I didn’t want it to fade or disappear.

A knock on the door suddenly echoed throughout the room. Chapter 74

“Your Majesty? Are you still awake?” It was the muffled voice of one of the guards stationed outside. I felt my heart speed

up ~ the guards never bothered me once I headed to bed. Was something wrong? Was Griffin hurt? Was that why I was

feeling this way?

No, don’t panic, Clark, Don’t panic until you know what’s going on. “Yes!” I called back. “You can come in.”

Not a moment later, one of the large doors opened and a tall guard walked past the threshold. He was as stone-faced as

ever, his face betraying nothing.

“Your Majesty,” he said, “I’ve been informed that the King as well as his warriors have just re-entered the grounds. Would

you like me to escort you to him?”

let out a soft breath I hadn’t known I was holding. Griffin was back? Was that why ’d felt the tug in my chest? Was my

own body recognizing that my mate had returned?

I didn’t hesitate. “Yes, please,” I said. The guard nodded and he gestured for me to follow him.

We started down the long, hallways and I noticed that there was more activity than usual. At this time of night, it was rare

to encounter anyone in the castle beside the guards. Yet as we weaved through the castle, headed somewhere I didn’t

I could see plenty

out and about.

staff were bustling about in a hurry, others hovered in small groups to whisper. There

more than the normal amount I’d

Griffin’s return. These people seem as

the guard. “Like if he’s injured or hurt at

down at me. “Not that I’ve been informed of, Your

only had Griffin come back, but he’d hopefully made it back unharmed

eventually, we made it to a massive room where a crowd of people

room before, but I recognized its purpose

the throne room.

large pillars placed around the room,

my eye. The throne on

heads carved into the arms.

Queen’s throne was even more elegant with tiny little moons all over the arms and

throne room. To be honest, 1

escorted me, snapping me out

King?” He nodded towards the

was the Queen –

people in the room. There were all sorts of castle staff

milling about, no doubt waiting for Griffin’s arrival. Sitting on the

not what I was here for. I

I don’t think I need to make my fuzzy pajamas the center of attention

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I told the guard,

feet away with one of the

were new. They were all talking in hushed,

socially-awkward, out-of-place human

again. Chapter 74

“My Queen.”

Ivan standing

greeted, “What

“I’m doing the same thing you and everyone else in this room are doing. Waiting

crossing his arms over his chest. “I was

he was to get dragged out of bed

the meeting I’d had with Nadia a couple of days ago. I’d learned a lot about

that Ivan was from a war-torn pack in Russia. I’d never

now, it was hard not to look at him in a

it was something he’d forged to protect himself from the world.

got up at all,” I told

back too, some that I’ve trained,” he explained,

back.” .!)

I nodded.

between us and then Ivan said,