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,

I assumed

just luggage from

must’ve booked her a red-eye

only here for three days, and he can’t stay away from his

even booked them a

door for her, and the pair disappeared inside, leaving me to

welled up in

I have my answer,” I muttered. I didn’t want to lose it in front of

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you’re far more beautiful than she is,”

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

kind of work ethic

and he drove off with an extra

outside the hotel, but the air had a

kind of place Griffin would choose to wine and dine someone he

glossy marble floors, and though the woman waiting at the front

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

prepared to wait and

For three hours

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

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room, and when that made me sick

He wasn’t going to be able to lie himself out booking

front desk was going to ask me to leave, the elevator dinged

with his mystery woman right

mine, confusion written all

on trembling

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

me that,” I said, and I hoped my voice didn’t come out as shaky as I

between me and the mystery woman,

wide, the confusion morphing into

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

last night. I heard everything…and I also

to pull me into his arms, but

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quickly. “Don’t

interrupting our conversation. “I don’t mean to intrude, but

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

again.”

she took his card and scurried away

there must be

you’re not reading this book on n??el5s.com, you might

story. Head over there to dive

firmly, “If you would just

someone — her, I’m guessing — all about how you needed her and she occupies your every

three hours for you to finish what it is people do in

explanation here.”

so much worse than I ever could’ve imagined it.

I

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but wide eyes, finally stepped forward

is concluded,” she said softly, “Perhaps I should let you

shoulder or the audacity of her to say that their “business

something in me snapped

I’d even made the conscious decision to do so, I was

your fucking hands off

his grip, but no matter how much of Ivan’s training I might’ve had,

fighting and slumped in

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

let me believe —” I could

spun me around, his dark, intense eyes boring into mine. “Listen to me,” he said, and there was an edge

never cheat on

my face just

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this?” I shot back, and pointed toward his mistress,

give us space

Or avoid another attack

the only one? Are there more?” God,

his breath that sounded like a string of

this.”

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

his grip on my face tighten. “You are not going anywhere. Over my

fucking body.”

about an arm’s length between

almost

And then he dropped to

Bellevue,” he said, and there was a slight tremble to his

of becoming Clark Bardot?” He reached into his jacket

engagement ring with the

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diamond I’d ever seen in

dropped open. “I don’t…I don’t

the look on his face was intense, begging

so that I could propose.” He glanced around at the

wanted you to be surrounded by your human family when I asked you to belong

The human way.”

heart lurched.

He finished for me. “Your ring, this ring

there was a delay and the ring didn’t arrive

leave for