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.

Clark? You’re trying to accept the mate bond

just said, “Food sounds

to the dining room in comfortable silence and I tried not to let the

learn this place

the dining room, the elaborate marble and

at the castle to know that most, if

chair out for me and I smiled. This wooden table was much

sitting across from me, he was beside me. Close enough to touch. Close enough

down did another door to the room open, two young

as stunningly beautiful as Mary had been. Big, doe

given these girls a “night

young enough to catch

first girl spoke, her voice soft and tinkly, “The chef has prepared chicken

down two plates in front of us, revealing steaming, large

Griffin said, looking at me, “But I

more filling

grumbling stomach begging me to take a bite. “Well, you guessed right.

kind of girl.”

my smile immediately dropped. One of the girls who’d brought our food was still leaning

looking up at him. Her uniform wasn’t indecent

together definitely accentuated her

else, Your Majesty?” she asked, her soft voice low

really doing this in front of me right now? I know he’s the king but

catch his attention.

stop myself from

tried to keep the venom out of my voice, but by the surprised look

done a very good

get her to back off, straightening

that her cheeks flushed, “Just call

along with the other girl, scampered back into the kitchen and I let out a

down again. So much so for leaving the past in the past. Griffin hadn’t

being mated wasn’t going to deter everyone.

help me feel a little less grouchy. “What was that?” Griffin asked with

my first bite and swallowed

“What was that?”

Griffin said. His eyes were narrowed but his