The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

Chapter 97 Chapter 97

“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.”

Laurell K. Hamilton

I didn’t hesitate to reach for the door, to follow after him even though I had a sinking feeling that he was long gone. I

opened the bedroom door and walked through ~ only to walk straight into Sebastian.

His hands grasped my shoulder instantly, steadying me before I could stumble. “Clark,” he said with relief in his eyes.

“Seb,” I said, hugging him. I forgot about everything for a moment — the kidnapping, killing Ezra, even Griffin ordering me to leave. For a moment, | just lingered in the safety of my brother’s embrace.

We stayed like that for a while, but eventually, he pulled away with reluctance. “Clark,” he said, “I’ve been looking for you.

I want to talk to you.”

My eyes flitted to the empty hallway where Griffin had most likely disappeared. I wanted to find him and make him

understand that he was wrong about me being safer in the human world.

But as I looked into Sebastian’s eyes, I had a feeling he needed me even Chapter 97

more right now. “I saw you out there,” I said, “You found your mate, Aria”

“aria,” he repeated like he was savoring the name on his tongue. “So that’s her name.”

“You haven’t asked her name?” I asked, raising an eyebrow. “I mean, I was told it’s been ten hours. I would’ve thought

you would’ve gotten past first names at least.”

He sighed as if he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. “She won’t talk to me,” he said with a strained voice,

and I know she knows that we’re mates, but she won’t even speak to me. All

near me, won’t even make eye contact

asked, “You spent time with her, right? She was there.”

last word. By ‘there,’ I could only assume he

“But she was more scared than anything else.

differently.” I wasn’t quite sure how deep Aria’s brainwashing ran, if she still

before he’d tried to kill

how to interact with her,” he confessed, “I’ve waited years for my

to have some

virgin who’d waited for me. All I wanted was someone who

I wanted them. I never expected my mate to be

ached for my

been vocal about wanting a mate, but it had been clear for as long as I’d known him.

only terrified because her world has been turned upside

like a king. Today, he’s dead and she’s stuck with people she’s

take some time,

you.”

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so different than me. I’d never been abused like

him. And even after I’d even realized he wouldn’t

adventures of life because I was stuck with some possessive

the one

turn like that. I’m the one fighting to stay here,

practically shakes whenever I walk into the room.” “One of these

going to take time to get there, but if

so?”

softly. “You’re my brother. I’d like to think I

trying to help her? That’s more than some

I could do more,” he said,

gentleness