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

must’ve booked her a

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

even booked them a hotel

pair disappeared inside, leaving me to only

up in

answer,” I muttered. I didn’t want to lose it in

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makes you feel any better, you’re far more beautiful than she

still want that tip.” As heartbroken as I was, I could

kind of work ethic

later, I climbed out of the cab and he

hotel, but the air had

of

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

anything when I plopped down on

to wait

For three hours

sun

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that made me sick

wasn’t going to be able to lie himself out booking a hotel

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

my mate with his mystery woman right behind

met mine,

on trembling

waited for the guilt to show on

my

me and the mystery woman, and I

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 other staff and

I heard everything…and I also heard

if to pull me into

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quickly.

very uncomfortable to be interrupting our conversation. “I don’t mean to intrude, but there are some raised

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

again.”

she took his card and scurried away without any

all day, wondering if there must

a friendly reminder that if you’re not reading this

over there to dive into the next

firmly,

about how you

then I waited for three hours for you to finish what it is people do in hotel rooms.

explanation here.”

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

I wasn’t,”

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woman, who’d been watching us with nothing but wide eyes, finally

said softly, “Perhaps I should let you

wasn’t sure if it was the hand on his shoulder or the audacity of her to say that their “business was

something in me snapped

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

get your fucking

grip, but no matter how much

fighting and slumped

was quiet, absent of the fire I’d had a few moments

—” I could hardly

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

have not and would never cheat on you, little fox. Please just let me explain.” I tried to

large hands cupped my face just

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I shot back, and pointed toward his mistress,

give us space

Or avoid another attack

only one? Are there more?” God, I

under his breath that sounded like a string of curse words. “Shit, this is

this.”

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

low growl rumbled in Griffin’s chest and I felt his grip on my face tighten. “You are not going anywhere. Over

fucking body.”

stepped back till there was about an

and it almost looked

And

said, and there was a

honor of becoming Clark Bardot?” He reached into his jacket pocket and produced

engagement ring with the

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ever seen in

mouth dropped open. “I

his face was

trip was so that I could propose.” He glanced around at the extravagant lobby. “Not in a

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

The human way.”

heart lurched.

finished for me. “Your ring, this ring -”

from Russia, but there was a delay and the ring didn’t

to leave for