The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

Chapter 49 “It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.” |

Lawrence Durrell

By the time that Griffin arrived at the suite to pick me up, decked out in a dark blue shirt and dress pants, I tried to

swallow down my jealousy. This was supposed to be a fresh start for us, and I didn’t want to start it with conflict.

Especially with something that I knew wasn’t actually his fault but my own irrational feelings. Whatever Griffin had done

in the past was his business, not mine. “)

Not that he was considerate when he grilled me about my past sexual experiences.

It took a few deep breaths to shove the thought from my mind, but eventually, I was able to plaster a smile on my face

and look excited to see him.

“You look gorgeous, little fox,” he said, dark eyes roving over me. There was a hungry look in his eyes, like he wanted to

eat me alive.

“as do you,” I replied. He did look good; I couldn’t deny that. The blue of his shirt matched my dress, and for a moment, I wondered if Mary’s opinion about the blue dress hadn’t been planned. Griffin matching me couldn’t have been a

coincidence.

Griffin didn’t outwardly acknowledge my praise but I could tell it pleased him by the way his posture straightened and

his face relaxed.

God, is it that easy for me to read him? Is it just because of the mate bond that it feels like I can tell what he’s thinking or

because I’ve spent so much time in confined spaces with him?

“Come, little fox,” he said, “I’ve had one of the dining rooms prepared for us. I don’t suppose you’re hungry?”

At the mention of food, my stomach grumbled and Griffin smirked. “Well, that answers my question.”

It took almost all of my self-control not to bite back that being drugged hadn’t exactly given me time to eat.

You’re trying

I just

in comfortable silence and I tried not to let the elaborate twists and

learn this place

finally make it to the dining room, the elaborate marble and gold decorative

enough rooms at the castle to know that most,

I smiled. This wooden table was much smaller than anything I’d sat

Close enough to touch. Close

to the room open, two young girls

they were just as stunningly beautiful as Mary had been. Big,

these girls a “night of

to catch anyone’s eye, maybe even

voice soft and tinkly, “The chef has prepared chicken pot

down two plates in front of us, revealing steaming,

Griffin said, looking at me, “But I figured you’d

little more filling and

smiled at him, my grumbling stomach begging me to take a bite. “Well, you guessed right.

kind of girl.”

One

uniform wasn’t indecent by any means, but the way she

arms together definitely accentuated her

need anything else, Your Majesty?” she asked,

right now? I know he’s the king but I’m literally right here

catch his attention.

Griffin could even reply, I couldn’t stop myself from answering

out of my voice, but by the surprised look on

a very good

enough to get her to back off, straightening up and giving him some

her cheeks

scampered back into the kitchen and I let out a breath. The

weighing me down again. So much so

was clear that being mated wasn’t going to deter everyone.

the chicken pot pie will help me feel a little less grouchy.

my first bite and swallowed

“What was that?”

eyes were narrowed but his tone