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

out of

asked. “You said you’d waited almost a decade for

going to let

and not me -”

cut me off with a growl. “I was

that I could be enough to protect you, but I realize now that I

true,”

even protect you in my own

be able to save you in time, if they were going to

off, and he averted his

of his desk. “You did save me in time,”

You saved me. I’m standing here right now

me away.” Chapter

will ever be able to use you against me again,” he said, “It’s the only

can ensure your safety.”

step around the desk until I was just inches away from him. He turned to look at me.

never want

No.”

he repeated, raising

I’m not

even closer — our faces so

apart – not even me,” I continued, “Well, I think that

didn’t reply, but I saw his eyes flicker to my

didn’t get to choose living with my dad or knowing

| didn’t get to choose when you dragged me back here. Even right now, you’re

take my choice away again by

“But you don’t. I’m making

my lips again,

don’t want to hear whatever justification you have for trying to send me away.

for me, and right

leaned even closer, my lips brushing against his. “You said you’d chase me across the world if you had

me away, I’d just come right back. P’d

through your thick skull that you’re my mate and I’m

his eyes, the mask he’d tried to put

could, I grabbed his chin with my fingers and held his face

he didn’t

firmly, “You bowed to me. You gave me

crowned me. I didn’t get kidnapped and sleep

that away. Do

was his lips on mine

against mine fervently, and I could barely keep up with his pace.

him access. I wanted to be able to taste as

as I could.

trying to send me away — all of it seemed to fade

me passionately.

inch of skin I

tried to move closer. To be

heavily. His pupils

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