The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

Chapter 89

Chapter 89

“Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.”

Rumi

As it turned out, accessing the bond was not as easy as I thought it would be. I tried everything — picturing Griffin’s face

in my mind, thinking about us physically together, even imagining some psychic thread that tied us together.

None of it worked.

Iwas no closer to accessing the bond than before, and the only thing Pd gotten was a headache.

I’d never really wished to be a werewolf, but at that moment, all I

wanted was a wolf. If not for the supernatural strength that might give me a solid shot against Liam, then just so I could

have a little spiritual guidance. A wolf spirit in my head telling me what to do? Yeah, that’d be very helpful right about

now.

Come on, Clark. You can do this. You accessed the bond once before. You just have to figure out how to do it again.

I took another shot at picturing Griffin’s face in my mind, thinking Chapter 89

about what I’d tell him if he was here. Still nothing.

Briefly, | wondered if I could access the bond without feeling it, but dismissed that idea pretty quickly. The first time I’d

done this, I had definitely felt it.

What was it that Ivan had told me? That it was possible to access the bond with heightened emotions? Maybe that’s what I need to do.

Thad tried my hardest to stay calm these days, thinking that I needed to keep a clear head if I wanted to escape. But

maybe the key wasn’t burying those negative emotions, but embracing them, letting them overwhelm me.

exactly what I tried to

up rotting away

And Griffin would probably only die in pursuit of saving

to help him, would be

in my chest, a knot forming in my stomach but I

way this world would look after Griffin’s death, no doubt a world oppressed

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knots, and my heart had begun beating so fast that I felt like I

about to have a panic

about the way I’d be stuck in this cell while it all played out, just another

and as I tried to catch my breath, my skin was

about to have a panic attack. I just need – And then I felt

bond opened up inside my mind, covering me like a warm blanket of tranquility. My

so did my brain ~ it was as if someone

stronger than I remembered it, but as much as

reminder that if you’re not reading this book on

to dive into the next chapter—it’s all free! With closed eyes, I could feel the bond so clearly that I might as well have been physically looking at it. It was a strong, warm chord connecting us. I couldn’t see Griffin,

side, almost close enough for me to reach out and touch

wanted to say to him, but I didn’t.

know how long I’d be able to keep the bond open, so I had to make sure I

sorry I’m such an idiot who went and got kidnapped

in person.

entirely sure how to communicate with Griffin either. I could feel him,

mate bond hadn’t come with a user

I could do

the chord connecting us in my mind, and with hesitant fingers, I reached out to touch

touch, rippling underneath my fingers like

Well, that did…something.

bond, then

No harm in trying.

with all five fingers, gripping it tight. As soon as I felt the warmth clasped in my fist, I pushed

every experience

rippled with each thought as if it was picking them

fingers. When I

at the connection as the bond finally steadied and became still again. I waited for Griffin

but nothing came way.