The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate Chapter 98

Chapter 98

“Pm a lover, not a fighter…but sometimes those things overlap.” Unknown

It took talking to three servants, two guards, and nearly an hour for me to finally hunt Griffin down. I’d been expecting

him to be in some sort of meeting, surrounded by advisors, but that’s not where I found him.

Instead, he was holed up in some office I’d never seen before, stacks of paperwork in front of him. His head shot up when

I opened the door and I could’ve sworn they looked puffy.

“What are you doing here?” he asked, his voice raspy. His face was blank, portraying no emotion. It stung. He didn’t look

at me with softness or playfulness like he usually did — right now, he was looking

at me like I was just another subject.

“I wanted to talk,” I said. My voice came out meeker than I intended it to.

“About what?” “About our last conversation,” I said.

He looked down at his paperwork. “There’s nothing to talk about,” he Chapter 98

said with a flat tone, “Although I suppose we can discuss the details of your departure now if you want.”

That sentence might as well have been a punch to the gut.

For the past hour, all I’d felt was sadness and desperation. Desperation to work this out, to make him understand that he

didn’t need to send me away.

But suddenly, I felt that sadness and desperation give way to anger. Rage swelled up in me like a wave. How dare he? He

couldn’t even look me in the eye as he nonchalantly discussed sending me away like you’d rehome a misbehaving puppy.

“The details of my departure’?” I repeated. “Why don’t you call it what it really is?”

Griffin didn’t even glance at me. “And what is it really?”

“You being a coward,” I said. >

That got his attention. Griffin looked up at me with narrowed eyes. “I’m doing what’s best for your safety,” he said, “If

you’re able to disappear into the human world, nobody will be able to use you against me.

Besides, you wanted a human life not so long ago.”

“What would you know about what I wanted? It’s not as if you’ve asked me what I’ve wanted since I returned. All you’ve

done is tell me what I need to do and tell me what’s best for me,” I seethed, “In fact…that’s Chapter 98

pretty much what you’ve been doing since the moment we met.”

From across the room, I could’ve sworn I saw Griffin’s gaze harden. Perhaps I should’ve stopped there but the pent-up

spewing out

we met?” I asked. “You said

time without me and you weren’t going to let

and not me -”

cut me off with a growl. “I was supposed to keep you safe

I failed at that. I thought that I could be enough to protect you, but I realize now that

true,”

were kidnapped. I couldn’t even protect you in my own home. I didn’t

were going to hurt you in ways I wouldn’t

off, and he

was standing right in front of his desk. “You did save me in time,” I said, “You keep

standing here

me away.”

I can make sure that nobody will ever be able to use

can ensure your safety.”

desk until I was just inches away from him. He turned to

I’ll make sure you never want for anything. A house,

No.”

he repeated,

I’m not leaving.” (2 “You

— our faces so close | could feel his cool breath on

not even me,” I continued, “Well, I

reply, but I saw his eyes flicker to my

you know,” I said, “I didn’t get

| didn’t get to choose when you dragged me back

take my choice away again by

adding lowly, “But you don’t. I’m making this choice, and

my lips again,

I don’t want to hear whatever

spent most of this mate bond fighting for me, and

“You said you’d chase

send me away, I’d just come right back. P’d never give

until you saw common sense, until you got it through your thick

a war in his eyes, the mask he’d tried to put up cracking between us. He tried to turn his head and

chin with my fingers and held his face in

didn’t pull

You

I didn’t get kidnapped

away. Do you und

mine that cut me off. Chapter

and I could barely keep up with his pace.

even hesitate in giving him access. I wanted to be

as I could.

— all of it seemed to fade into the

me passionately.

roamed his hair and neck, touching every inch of skin I could manage. When Griffin pulled me onto

resist. If anything, I tried to move closer. To be as close as

breathing heavily. His pupils were blown wide as he looked

Just a friendly reminder that if you’re not reading this book on

free! We both breathed in silence for a