The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (8) Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (8)

“The good news is that you survived. The bad news is that you’re hurt, and no one can heal you but yourself.”

Clementine Von Radics

Just as she’d expected, the moment of comfortable silence was short- lived. Just as Aria was spooning mashed potatoes

into her mouth, Alessia broke the quiet. “So, Aria,” she started, “We all had to deal with that loser Liam, but you’re the

one who had to actually live with him. What was that like?” The question was phrased so casually, like she was asking Aria

what the weather was like – and not loudly announcing her greatest shame.

Everyone else at the table tensed immediately ~ Aria, Sebastian, the King, and the Queen. Alessia might as well have

presented a ticking time bomb for dinner.

To her surprise, it was Sebastian who answered. “Alessia,” he said, his voice low and frustrated in a way that Aria had

never heard it. “We don’t need to talk about that.”

Alessia shrugged. “What? I’m curious. I want to know if the guy was as delusional in private as he was to the rest of the world.” She leaned closer to Aria from across the table, her eyes lit with curiosity. “So…was Bonus Chapter – Aria &

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he?”

Aria wasn’t sure why the mashed potatoes in her mouth – which had melted against her tongue moments ago — now

tasted like she was trying to choke down sand. “I -”

“Sebastian is right,” Queen Clark cut her off, shooting Alessia a pointed look. “We don’t need to talk about it. Aria

doesn’t need to explain anything to you.”

Alessia rolled her eyes. “You’re right. She doesn’t have to do anything. She could tell me to fuck right off if she wanted to,

but the poor girl hasn’t been able to get a word in edgewise since I’ve met her. Everyone around her treats her like

glass.” Her voice was taunting as she turned to Aria. “Is that what you are, Aria? Glass? Are you going to break into a million pieces if someone says Liam’s name?” (!

Part of Aria ~ no, most of her ~ wanted to crawl under the table and never come out. She wanted to hide from the curlyhaired girl’s hard gaze and her taunting tone.

But another part, much smaller, wanted to wipe that cold, teasing smile off her face. (“)

“Alessia, this conversation is over,” Sebastian said, his eyes dark and his

voice a growl.

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Alessia rolled her eyes again, but she stopped pressing the topic. It took every bit of Aria’s courage to pick up her

silverware and keep eating her now-bitter mashed potatoes with shaking fingers.

The rest of the dinner passed in uneasy silence.

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Aria almost felt bad when she dodged Sebastian’s hug after dinner and scurried back to her room, but the relief of being

alone again was palpable. That dinner had to have been one of the most uncomfortable experiences she’d had in years. Going into it, she’d been worried about the King and Queen…but they hadn’t made her feel anxious.

If anything, Queen Clark continued to show her a level of compassion she was sure she didn’t deserve.

Sebastian – he’d stood

to protect her, and yet, when he got upset on her

table and

matter how good his intentions, no

capable

was capable of being angry at her. It would only be a matter

not Alessia.

changed into a pair

in her tracks ~ especially when she realized the

She called out. “Alessia,” a gruff voice answered,

now? Had she come to continue taunting her now that Sebastian wasn’t here?

of the door, and Aria could almost imagine her rolling her eyes

you

Alessia’s mouth, it wasn’t that.

Aria to open the door so she could

she really trying to make up for the tension

the door, but it might upset Alessia even

reconciliation…

Aria said, sitting on the edge of the bed with her back straight. Whether her intentions were good or not,

just get it over

her

gir!’s easy confidence ~ or the way that she entered every room like she

it.

the guest room as well as Aria’s casual PJs. “Sorry to

with sarcasm. “I

really want to

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she fisted the expensive bed sheets as she replied, “It’s no problem. You said

to apologize?”

she’d just swallowed an entire lemon. “Right,” she said,

after dinner, and told me I should apologize for how I pressed you at dinner.”

dodged him, he’d still asked

in his face, of

into a smile.

but Alessia wasn’t done yet. “But then,” she continued, “My

to you, and

lot

a loud, dramatic sigh and stared at the window behind Aria’s head. “So, this

her. “Sorry if asking a

like a scared kitten for the rest of dinner. It was pretty pathetic – you even got my mate’s pity, which

sure I’ll be out Bonus Chapter

once I tell her we’re

before finally turning her bored gaze to

to reply.

shaking —

hot,

anger, for the first time

bed and marching over until her and

at dinner weren’t innocent, and

again, and expect me to just nod my head and

I don’t. I have no desire to hear any kind of apology from you, especially one

if that’s all you have to say, you can leave now. And no, we’re not cool, regardless of what you may try

was done, Aria was breathing heavy, her finger still pointed towards the

her a moment to realize what she’d done, but as soon as it registered, her eyes widened and

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just yelled

woman with enough muscles to break her in half like

time she’d ever lost control of her anger like that, and for it

Alessia was going to tear

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