The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 94

Chapter 94

“Don’t feel bad, I’m usually about to die.” (*)

Rick Riordan

Td thought the first time I’d encountered true fear was when Griffin

killed his father. ‘d been sure there was no way I was going to survive a man who’d just taken his father’s head off in a

crowded room.

And then Ezra had tried to kill me, had tried to drain the life out of me. That had been only minutes ago, and I wasn’t

quite sure how I could fear death more than with a man’s hands crushing my throat.

But both of those encounters seemed to pale in comparison to the dread that bubbled in my stomach as I faced Liam. He

took a step into the pack house, his hands still clutched around the heart and a sneer on his face.

“Well, look at what P’ve stumbled upon,” he said, his lips curling into a snarl. “Bait.”

He glanced at Aria briefly before adding, “And a traitorous whore.”

He dropped the heart onto the floor like it was nothing more than garbage, letting it fall onto the dead body of the

warrior that lay Chapter 94

between us.

An ache tore through my chest for the warrior whose name I did not know.

She let out a sob, curling into my body as if I was her very own human shield. \*

At that moment, I supposed I was.

I still held the silver comb in my hands, but I wasn’t stupid. It had given the element of surprise against Ezra, but my

chance of pulling that move against Liam?

I didn’t like my odds. You can’t win this fight, Clark.

chance you and Aria will be joining that warrior on the floor in

seconds.

was no real plan, no genius idea that went through my head ~ I just started talking. If I couldn’t kill Liam, at

distract him long enough for some form of help

plans from your

94 “You know, I gotta say…you guys have a terrible track

underestimating humans.”

my efforts, Liam didn’t seem as if he cared to have a conversation. Instead, he took a step toward me like

ready to end this.

stumbled back with Aria in tow, words tumbling out of my mouth. Anything to distract him, anything

**

Griffin, please.

but with

bond in

the chord as hard as | could.

to ask Ezra about it,” I babbled, “But he’s lying dead

tracks, his eyes widening.

it’s just time you face the truth here,” I said, “This didn’t go the way you want it, but

and tell your men to

you could walk away

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didn’t seem any more convinced by my lie than I was. “As if

that prison has

a little homesick though. I

to come here and didn’t

eyes turned to slits. “I’m willing to admit I underestimated that boy as well

from his advisors.”

my throat making me wince, “You underestimated me. I

underestimated anybody in this

used the mate bond? For a human to have a

let alone

dumb enough

true,” I said, “And haven’t you gotten the memo?

I saw his eyes flash

out of you,” he boomed, “I’m tired of hearing

box of yours.”

into long claws, and I knew