Tasting All My Mates by Alexis Dee

84-When My Mate Gets defensive

“Why the long face?” Corbin commented when seeing me not utter a word back to him. Maynard turned over after finishing talking to an elder and witnessed me looking timid and lost and the Alpha King facing me with a smirk. He remembered what I had told him about the Alpha King.

Instantly wrapping an arm around me and pulling me over his body, he smiled at Corbin. I noticed the change of look of Corbin as well. He forced a chuckle and turned his face down for a bit before watching us again.

“Alpha King Corbin!” he smiled forcefully. He was able to feel the agitation in my body. I expected that from him. The things I have told him about Corbin weren’t something I could easily forget.

“Alpha Maynard! I see you accepted her,” Corbin was holding a glass of wine in his hands as he spoke to Maynard.

“Of course, I did. A mate so special shouldn’t wait,” Maynard’s response wrinkled Corbin’s forehead. He was staring at me very weirdly as if he doesn’t remember whose fault it was that we broke up.

“I think they have served the dinner. Let’s not make our host wait because apparently, Enya loves to delay,” Corbin’s taunt was in regards to me making him wait whenever he asked me to have sex with him.

“It is fine, the night will pass,” Maynard must have noticed how lost I looked so he gently elbowed me and held my hand to walk me to the dining hall. The long dining table and more than 50 dishes were a sign that it wasn’t a small dinner. They have brought many alphas and elders to the dinner.

I sat down beside Maynard while Thiago and Lazlo sat across me with their girlfriends. Corbin was seated on the main chair and watching me from afar.

and it was bothering me a lot. Mr. Tripper sitting beside

during the dinner, Mr. Tripper even played some video for him on his phone and by watching Corbin’s face turning red, I expected it to be the video Mr. Tripper had recorded of us in the cafeteria the other

principal and the elders as they discussed his future plans. It was then I watched Corbin clear

Don’t be uncomfortable. I have forgiven you for your actions,” there it was, the mention of that day when he accused me of begging

don’t remember asking for your forgiveness,” I bet nobody expected me to talk back to him like that because they let out a gasp and

“Eh!” Corbin sighed,

avoid him.” Maynard turned to me and whispered in my ear. I was glaring Corbin down and not

who accept their mistakes are not small people. They are open for redemption and change,” Corbin

thought he could silence me, he

wait for you to accept your mistakes,” I retorted and folded the corner of my lips upward to form

me for talking back to the Alpha King but I bet others knew I was this way. Thiago rested his back against the

the guest who had come all the way here to celebrate this evening with you regardless of your actions against him and yet you are taunting and mocking him.” he explained how delusional he was to avoid what Corbin was doing and putting the blame on me because of the difference

is more disrespectful that he is lying about the incident,” I finished but

me and making me look bad, I must say I expected a little responsibility from you. And by the way, I don’t lie,” Corbin took over once again. The smirk on his face after ruining my night was just something I wanted

was staring at me like I was some disgusting