The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

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“It’s not what you know, it’s what you think you know.” Steve Martin

I felt a little bit like a teenager again, sneaking out of my mother’s house as soon as I’d settled into the guest bedroom

with promises of taking a nap. The Tylenol she’d given me for my headache still sat on the nightstand, unused

I’d waited until I heard her and Steve settle onto the couch for a movie before I popped open the window and landed in

the grass, nearly missing one of mom’s well-groomed rose bushes

Thank God we’re on the first floor

The next part of my plan was finding Griffin, but I had my claiming mark to thank for that. Over the past year, I’d gotten much better about tapping into the bond between us, which meant I only needed to concentrate on the mating bond to

figure out where he was

Within a few moments, I was waiting on my cab

“Where would you like me to drop you off, miss?” The driver peered at

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me through the rearview mirror as we circled the block of a five-star hotel

He was cute too — exactly the kind of guy Griffin would’ve lost his mind

over not so long ago

Now, he was probably losing his mind over the girl on the other end of the phone. Did she have a mate she was cheating

on too? Or was she biding her time with mine until she found hers?

It’s possible she might not even be a werewolf at all. It’s not like Griffin is opposed to humans..

Before I spiralled any further, I swallowed and said, “Would you mind if we parked here for a few minutes? I’m, uh,

looking for someone. Ill tip extra.”

“sure,” the driver agreed without hesitation, “Tell me what he looks like, and I can be on the lookout for him too.”

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“He’s really tall, dark and intimidating-looking,” I replied. The word ‘beautiful’ was on the tip of my tongue, but I wasn’t

sure he deserved the compliment no matter how true it might be

“Like that guy?” The driver tilted his head toward the front of the hotel, and my stomach twisted at the sight of Griffin

waiting outside

Waiting for someone

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“Yeah, that’s him.”

“Want me to flag him down for you?” The driver asked, already rolling down his window

“No, no, please don’t. I don’t want him to know I’m here…yet.” He paused, glancing back at me. “Is this a stake-out?”

“Not an official one,” I admitted, “But that guy we’re looking at? He’s my boyfriend, and he’s been lying about his

whereabouts. I guess I just wanted to see what he’s been up to.”

“Want me to get a little closer so you can see better?” “You don’t mind?”

The driver shrugged. “I don’t have any other riders to pick up right now, and if there’s a good tip and five-star rating in it

for me, I’ll do it.”

I gave him a grateful smile. “Thank you. That’d be great.” I don’t mind giving him the best tip of his life. I’ll use Griffin’s

credit card

True to his word, the driver inched the sedan closer, giving me a much better view of Griffin as he waited outside

Waited for her

About two or three minutes later, I saw him pick up his phone and start

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talking to someone. I was too far away to hear, but a moment later, he ended the call

And that’s when I saw her

Even amongst the beautiful Californians, she stood out

Turns out, tall and slender was exactly Griffin’s type

As she strutted down the sidewalk, her glossy, dark hair caught the wind and made her look like she could be in one of

those shampoo commercials. She had dark eyes framed by dark lashes, and sun-kissed skin only hidden by her black

pantsuit

My fears were only confirmed when she greeted Griffin with a bright smile and a hug. She had a briefcase in her hand,

assumed it

luggage

a red-eye flight

days, and he can’t

even booked them a

pair disappeared inside, leaving me to only imagine what they’d do

welled up in

didn’t want to lose it in front of

Clark

any better, you’re far more

without humor. “You really think so?” “Well…I still want that tip.” As heartbroken as I

kind of work ethic

out of the cab and

the hotel, but the air had a chill to it, so I headed

truly was beautiful — and certainly the kind of place Griffin would choose to wine and

in. My sneakers squeaked across the glossy marble floors, and though the woman waiting

oddly, but didn’t say anything when I plopped down on one

wait and —

For three hours

and the fading sun streaking across the horizon, I could feel

– Clark &;

when that made me sick to my stomach, I

finally emerged. He wasn’t going to be able to lie himself

as I was sure the woman at the front desk was going to ask me to leave, the elevator dinged —

with his mystery woman right behind

mine, confusion

on

fox?” He asked. I waited for the guilt to show on his face

I hoped my

his eyes darted between me and the mystery woman, and I could see the realization strike

the confusion morphing into shock.

you not to call me that!” I cut him off sharply,

last night. I heard everything…and I also heard you lie

to

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quickly. “Don’t

be interrupting our conversation. “I don’t mean to

shoved it at her. “Comp all their rooms on

again.”

she took his

spent all day, wondering if there must be some misunderstanding,”

if you’re not reading this book on n𝘰𝚟el5s.com, you might be

to dive into the next chapter—it’s

misunderstanding,” he said firmly, “If you

all about how you needed her and she

you to finish what it is people do in hotel rooms. So I

explanation here.”

growled in frustration. “God, this is going so much worse than I ever could’ve

sure I wasn’t,”

– Clark &; Griffin

but wide eyes, finally stepped forward and

concluded,” she said softly, “Perhaps I

the hand on his shoulder or the audacity of her to say that their

something in me snapped

conscious decision to do so, I was

your fucking hands

Griffin’s arms wrapped around me, tugging me away. I fought against his grip, but no matter how much of Ivan’s training I might’ve had, I was still

my fighting and slumped

do this to me?” My voice was quiet, absent of

I could hardly choke

into mine. “Listen to me,” he said,

and would never cheat on you, little fox. Please just let me explain.” I tried to

cupped my face

– Clark

possible explanation could you have for this?” I shot back, and pointed toward his mistress,

give us space

Or avoid another attack

one? Are there more?” God,

muttered something under his breath that sounded like a string of

this.”

bother,” I said coldly. “I’ll

rumbled in Griffin’s chest and I felt his grip on my

fucking body.”

and stepped back till there was about an arm’s length between us. His eyes were wild

almost

And then he dropped to

and there was a slight

becoming Clark Bardot?” He reached into

engagement ring with the

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I’d ever seen in my

open. “I don’t…I

his

trip was so that I could propose.” He glanced around at

surrounded by your human family when I asked you

The human way.”

heart lurched. “But

ring, this ring -” He gestured to the massive diamond

there was a delay and the ring didn’t arrive at the castle in time…so

leave for California