The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate Chapter 96 Chapter 96

“The human brain works slowly; first the blow, hours afterward the bruise.”

Walter de la Mare Tm not sure when I passed out.

I remembered Sebastian locking eyes with Aria. | remembered being wrapped in the warm cocoon of Griffin’s arms as I

drifted off.

When I opened my eyes again, I jerked awake,

All I could picture was being back in that cell, my heart hammering as Ezra choked the life out of me.

My hand shot up to protect my own neck just as I registered my surroundings and realized two things: one, I was lying in

Griffin’s bed and no longer in the cell. And two, I was alone. There was no Ezra lurking about in the shadows of Griffin’s

bed, no Liam waiting to rip my heart out.

I’m safe.

That’s what I told myself as my fingers lightly touched my throat, still

moist from whatever salve the healer had given me. Fortunately, the Chapter 96

painkillers seemed to have been doing their job as the pain had lessened from an intense sting to a dull ache.

I’m safe.

That thought echoed through my head again as the door to the bedroom suddenly swung open and I caught sight of

Griffin. He was wearing fresh clothes and as exhausted as he looked, his eyes lit up when he saw me.

“You’re awake,” he said, striding towards me.

He stood in front of my side of the bed, examining my throat. “You were out for about ten hours,” he told me, “I applied

some more of the salve to your throat, but you’re definitely due for another dose of painkillers soon. How do you feel?”

Ten hours?

I could hardly believe that I’d slept through an entire trip back to the

castle…but I’d also been hurt and barely sleeping for days in that dark cell. Perhaps my captivity and a large dose of

painkillers had caught up to me.

My throat was tight as I formed the words. “A little better,” I said, “Less painful. When did we get back?”

“A couple of hours ago,” he said, sitting down on the edge of the bed. He took one of my hands in his. “After we did a

and

the injured warriors, we headed

settling down ever since.”

confessed, “To think things have already settled down so

rebellion.”

Griffin said sharply, “You are my

“Ym fin -”

with narrowed eyes, “You were kidnapped and hurt. They hurt my

growl as his eyes roamed over my

gently, “Please. I need to know.”

“There’s not much to it,” I said, “They kept me alone in the

small meals. That’s how I was able to use the bond to contact you – I had a

hands. And when you came to save me…Ezra came into my cell

as I recounted the event to him. “He was as angry as

did some damage, of course…but I managed to get a lucky shot

last minute.” Chapter

boiling underneath his skin, but he didn’t interrupt.

managed to

widened in surprise. “A silver comb? You killed an Alpha werewolf with a

you’re not reading this book on n??el5s.com, you might be

Head over there to dive into the next

lucky shot…but I do think those self-defense lessons with Ivan

voice echoing through my head as | embedded the comb

The look that Griffin was giving me now was something I’m

I’d ever seen before ~

Suddenly, he was on top of

passion from him — not when we’d kissed

the first

passion in his kiss, but there

could feel it in the way his lips moved against mine and his hands gripped my arms like I’d disappear from his grip if

with his pace, the desperate movement of his lips, but he was practically

just as I thought ’d finally caught up to his speed, he pulled Chapter 96 away quickly. He was breathing heavily

he rested his forehead

against mine.

he whispered. His

“Them taking you,” he whispered,

finally opened his eyes to look

half-hearted scoff. “Of course it is,” he replied, “They took you out from under my own roof. With me here. With

respond, he added so quietly I almost didn’t hear him,

protect me,” I immediately said, “You’re the one who. saved me.

I protected you the way that a mate should, you wouldn’t have been taken in the

place.”

up suddenly

the entire time they had you,” he said, “All I

leave again, that maybe I’d