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

were spewing out of me

asked. “You said you’d waited

without me and you weren’t going to let anything keep us apart…not other wolves, not

and not me -”

me off with a growl. “I was supposed to

that. I thought that I

not true,” I

he said, “You were kidnapped. I couldn’t even protect you in my own home. I

save you in time, if they were going to hurt you in ways I wouldn’t be

he averted his eyes

standing right in front of his desk. “You did

didn’t. You saved me. I’m standing here right now because you

me away.”

the only way I can make sure that nobody will ever be able to use you against me again,” he said, “It’s

can ensure your safety.”

was just inches away from him. He turned to look at me. “I

never want for anything. A house, college, anything

No.”

repeated, raising an

crossed my arms. “No, I’m not leaving.” (2 “You can’t

faces so close | could feel

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

reply, but I saw his eyes

you know,” I said, “I didn’t get to choose

get to choose when you dragged me back here.

choice away again by thinking you

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

my lips again, swallowing.

it. I don’t want to hear whatever justification you have

mate bond fighting for me, and right now, I’m going

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

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

you got it through your thick skull that you’re my mate and I’m never

mask he’d tried to put up cracking between us. He tried to

could, I grabbed his chin with my fingers and held his face in place. He looked

didn’t

to me. You gave

on me and when you crowned me. I didn’t get kidnapped and

all that away. Do you

mine that

I could barely keep

hesitate in giving him access. I wanted to be able to

as I could.

had, Griffin trying to send me away — all

me passionately.

skin I

If anything, I tried to move closer. To be

he pulled away, we were both breathing heavily.

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