The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

Chapter 92

Chapter 92

“From the neck up is where you win or lose a battle.” Anthony Joshua

Although I spent most of the remaining party hiding in the pantry or trying to fade into the wallpaper, the pit in my

stomach never went away. Aria eventually took me back to my cell after several hours, but I never relaxed. Whether that

was because I was too anxious or the sundress did little to provide me with warmth, I’m not sure.

Whatever it was, | didn’t sleep.

With no natural light or even a clock to go by, there was no reliable way for me to keep track of time in the cell. Seconds

might as well have been minutes and minutes might as well have been hours. |)

If anything, my stomach was the closest thing I had to a watch. I’d gorged myself on finger foods at Liam’s party when

nobody had been looking, which must’ve been hours ago. The growl of my stomach was plenty of confirmation that

some time had passed.

Liam must be planning to carry out his schemes sometime soon.

Unless he plans to just keep me down here indefinitely, like a bargaining chip he can dust off when it suits him. Chapter

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And just when I was beginning to wonder if I’d end up rotting down here before I got an opportunity to escape, all hell

broke loose.

You know when you’re sitting outside on a cloudless summer day, and then out of nowhere, you feel the storm brewing?

The sky is still blue, but you can feel the electricity in the air, the wind picking up right before the clouds roll in and the

thunder cracks.

That’s exactly what I felt as I sat down in the dungeon. The storm brewing.

All of the sudden, I was hit with a cocktail of emotions that didn’t quite feel like they belonged to me ~ sadness, guilt,

and anger. So much anger. Really, that wasn’t even the right word ~ it was pure, unadulterated rage that called for blood.

Griffin. These are Griffin’s emotions.

This is the first time I’ve felt his emotions like this, so he must be close. He must be here.

Immediately, I was on my feet with fresh adrenaline pumping through my veins. There was still no way for me to get out

without someone opening the door on the other

so, all I

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Was I wrong?

in a cell for days

a little longer than this though. Then abruptly, I heard the distant sounds

there’s no

a

there’s a battle, that means Griffin really is here.

in days, hope

were the next thing I heard and my breath hitched as I pressed myself against

Griffin.

bang and my heart plummeted when I made out the silhouette

the doorway.

wasn’t Griffin who stood before me, but

was enraged.

crossed the room, and the next thing I knew, I was unable to

grabbed my throat, crushing my windpipe beneath his fingers like it

the

your fault,” he

out beneath Ezra’s crushing grip, and to my surprise,

hold on my

took in mouthfuls of air as he began to speak. “He wasn’t supposed to come here,” Ezra said,

ocean away, distracted by my army. Not here!”

from the way he’d just choked me, I realized three things at that moment.

use me as active bait. Ezra had said it himself. They had

army without risking their

had worked just as well as I’d hoped if

you’re not reading this book on n𝘰𝚟el5s.com, you

to dive into the

I was seeing on Ezra’s face but panic. He

was the oxygen loss but what I did next surprised me

burst out

startled that he actually dropped me, and I fell to the floor, laughing so hard that it left me gasping for

again.

between bouts of

idiot. A complete and utter mor ~” My throat was in Ezra’s grasp again, and

in my peripheral

“You should never have been able to ruin our plans

to say to that came out in nothing but

the anger and panic, a sadistic smile curled on his lips. “Well, our plans aren’t

here, you might take that

my throat increased until my head began to pound. My nails

pressure mounted until | worried that my head just Chapter

might explode.

edges of my vision