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

just luggage from

a red-eye flight

for three days, and he can’t stay

even booked them a hotel

the pair

welled up in my

didn’t want to lose

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better, you’re far more beautiful than she is,”

“You really think so?” “Well…I still want that tip.” As heartbroken as I was,

kind of work ethic

I climbed out of the cab and he

hotel, but the air had a chill

kind of place Griffin

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

but didn’t say anything when I plopped down on one of the plush couches in

prepared to wait and

For three hours

tick of the clock and the fading sun streaking

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room, and when that made me sick to my

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

the front desk was going to ask me to leave,

his mystery

met mine,

stood on

waited for the guilt to show on his face

call me that,” I said, and I hoped my voice

the mystery

went wide, the confusion morphing into shock. “No,

told you not to call me that!” I cut him off sharply, my raised voice drawing a few stares from

the phone last night. I heard everything…and I

a step toward me, as if to pull me into his arms,

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just as quickly. “Don’t touch

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

shoved it at her. “Comp all their rooms on this card, and

again.”

but she took his

wondering if there must

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firmly, “If you would just let

— all about how you needed her and she occupies

hours for you to finish what it is people do in hotel rooms. So I don’t see any

explanation here.”

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

I wasn’t,”

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but wide eyes, finally stepped forward and placed a

softly, “Perhaps

his shoulder or the

something in me snapped

the conscious decision to do so, I was lunging for

mine, get your fucking hands

wrapped around me, tugging me away. I fought against his grip, but no matter how much of Ivan’s training I

I ceased my fighting and slumped in his

you do this to me?” My voice was quiet, absent of the fire I’d had a few moments ago. “After

believe —” I could hardly

his dark, intense eyes boring into mine. “Listen to me,”

never cheat on you, little fox. Please just

but his large hands cupped my face just firmly enough to hold

Clark

have for this?” I shot back, and pointed toward his mistress, who’d

give us space

Or avoid another attack

there more?” God, I wanted

muttered something under his breath that sounded like a string of curse words. “Shit, this is not how I wanted

this.”

with me? “Don’t bother,” I said coldly. “I’ll leave right

chest and I felt his grip on

fucking body.”

back till there was about an arm’s length between us. His eyes

and it almost looked like

is going on? And then he

was a slight tremble to his

me the honor of becoming Clark Bardot?” He reached

engagement ring with the

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I’d ever seen

mouth dropped open. “I

he said, and the look on his face was intense, begging me to believe him. “The

could propose.” He glanced around

to be surrounded by your human family when I

The human way.”

heart lurched. “But

for me. “Your ring, this ring -”

to be imported from Russia, but there was a delay

for California