The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 75

Chapter 75

“v’s not over till it’s over. And when it’s over, it just begins again.” Kate McGahan

Given how late it was, Griffin didn’t stick around long to talk to those who had gathered to meet him. He made just

enough small talk to satisfy the castle staff and the guards, most of them just happy he’d made it back safely. I tried to

get out of Griffin’s way while he spoke with the others, but he hadn’t let me. He simply tightened his grip on my waist,

refusing to let me out of his arms. Not that I really minded. It was the first time in weeks that I’d felt those arms around me.

He carried me all the way back to our rooms with his nose buried into my neck, and it wasn’t until we passed the

threshold that one of us spoke for the first time.

“I know I was only gone for a couple of weeks,” he said, “But without you by my side, I can promise you it felt much

longer.” Griffin laid me down on the bed, and as soon as he’d kicked his shoes and jacket off, he joined me.

The way that I curled against his chest felt almost instinctual – like I was trying to make up for the past couple of weeks

by soaking up as much physical contact as possible. “I missed you too,” I said, “I worried

about you a lot.” Chapter 75,

Griffin’s large fingers ran through my hair. “I worried about you too, little fox.”

At that, I turned to look at him. “You worried about me? You were the one chasing down a power-hungry Alpha. I was

sitting in a heavily guarded castle. What could you possibly have to worry about?”

“Pll always worry about you as long as we’re apart. No matter how guarded this castle is or how safe you seem, my wolf

only soothed when I’m

into frustration. “And it ended up

and there was no

gone

drop – he hadn’t caught Liam? When Griffin had walked through those doors,

coming home because he’d

it’s not over. “Is that why you

and no. Leaving you ~ as well as this castle –

had hidden too well,” Griffin sighed, “As much as it pains me to say it, we’ll have

out of the ground again. And he will. He’s too power-hungry

recruit more people to his cause, and when he does…that’s when

to his little power

looked like he was carrying the weight of the world

than when

I doubt that stress is going to disappear until Liam is

my fingers up to his face, tracing the curvature of his

year

part of the job

mate in my arms.” As if to prove his point,

I ask you something?” “Hm?”

was silent for a moment. “Yes,” he finally said, “I dreamt that Liam’s

to sneak into the castle while I was gone and kill you. It kept

hadn’t just been me. Griffin had been affected by bad dreams too. Instead

I remembered how anxious

looking down at me, “How do you know

that Liam managed to kill you while you were

into a snarl. “Oh, I’m sure he wishes,” he said, and then his hand cupped my jaw,

that. Truthfully, I

“What do you mean?”

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