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

minute or so, all

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Was I wrong?

stuck in a cell for days

a little longer than this though. Then abruptly, I

there’s no way I’m imagining

sounds like a battle out

that means Griffin really is here.

time in days,

were the next thing I heard and my breath hitched

be Griffin. Please

door swung open with a loud bang and my heart plummeted when I made out the silhouette

the doorway.

wasn’t Griffin who stood

was enraged. Chapter

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

grabbed my throat, crushing my windpipe beneath his fingers like it was nothing more

and gasp under the

is your fault,” he

could barely make the words out beneath Ezra’s

hold on

speak. “He wasn’t supposed to come here,”

away, distracted by my army.

way he’d just choked me, I realized three things at

probably never intended to use me as active bait. Ezra had said it

off with some army

just as well as I’d hoped if Griffin

Just a friendly reminder that if you’re not reading this book on n𝘰𝚟el5s.com, you might be

over there to dive into

seeing on Ezra’s face

the oxygen loss but what I did next surprised me as much

out

startled that he actually dropped me, and I fell to the floor,

again.

between bouts of laughter, “You’re not some evil

A complete and utter mor

stars in my peripheral

growled, “You should never have been able to ruin our plans like

that came out in nothing but

his lips. “Well, our plans

you here, you might take that mate of yours with you

my throat increased until my head began to pound. My nails clawed at his

the pressure mounted until | worried that my head just

might explode.

my vision