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

I asked. “You said you’d waited almost

weren’t going to let anything keep us

and not me -”

and I failed!” Griffin cut me off with a growl. “I was supposed to keep you safe –

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

true,” I

even protect you in my own home. I didn’t sleep for

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

he averted

until I was standing right in front of his desk. “You did save me

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

away.” Chapter

be able to use you against

can ensure your safety.”

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

want for anything.

No.”

he repeated, raising an

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

cut him off again. | moved even closer — our faces so close |

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

I saw his eyes flicker to

get to choose living with

didn’t get to choose

away again by thinking you know better.”

don’t. I’m making this choice, and I’m

lips again, swallowing.

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

me, and right now, I’m going to fight

said you’d chase me across

you managed to send me away, I’d just come right back. P’d

you saw common sense, until you got it through your thick skull that you’re my

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

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

he didn’t

your Queen,” | continued firmly, “You bowed to me. You gave me your loyalty

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

that away. Do

was his lips on mine that cut

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

hesitate in giving him access. I wanted to be able to taste as much of his

as I could.

just had, Griffin trying to send me away —

me passionately.

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

I tried to move closer. To be as close as I could to

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

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