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 almost a

and you weren’t going to let anything keep us apart…not other wolves, not your

and not me -”

Griffin cut me off with a growl. “I was supposed to keep you safe – the one

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

not true,”

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

save you in time, if they were going to hurt you in ways I wouldn’t be able to stop…” His voice cracked

trailed off, and he averted

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

failed, but you didn’t. You saved me. I’m standing here right now because you saved me, and you’re still trying

me away.” Chapter

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

can ensure your safety.”

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

sure you never want for anything.

No.”

repeated, raising

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

— our faces

keep us apart – not even me,” I continued, “Well,

reply, but I saw his eyes

get to choose living with my

choose when

choice away again by thinking you know better.” Chapter

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

lips again, swallowing. “I

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

of this mate bond fighting for me, and right now,

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

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

sense, until you got it through your thick skull that you’re my mate and I’m

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

fingers and held his face in place.

didn’t pull

to me. You gave me your loyalty

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

away. Do you und

mine that cut

could barely keep up with his pace. His tongue

in giving him access. I wanted to be

as I could.

argument we’d just had, Griffin trying to send me away — all of it seemed to fade into

me passionately.

of skin I could manage.

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

pulled away, we were both breathing heavily. His pupils were blown wide as he

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all free! We both breathed in silence for a moment,