The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

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“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 up for

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

table

no matter how gentle

still capable

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

at her, not Alessia. Bonus Chapter

she changed into a

~ especially when she realized

there?” She called out. “Alessia,” a gruff

to continue taunting

the door, and Aria could almost imagine her rolling her eyes as she said,

piss you

was going to come out of Alessia’s mouth, it wasn’t

to open the door

trying to make up for the tension at

might

reconciliation…

bed with her back straight. Whether her

best to just get it

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confidence ~ or the way that she entered every room

it.

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

with sarcasm. “I

really want to

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

to apologize?”

lemon. “Right,” she said, and she averted

I should

dodged him, he’d

his face, of course,” Alessia said, her full lips

into a smile.

“But then,” she continued, “My mate told me

you, and

a lot

loud, dramatic sigh and stared at the

her. “Sorry if asking a

It was pretty pathetic – you even got my mate’s pity, which isn’t

me…but I’m sure I’ll be out

the doghouse once I

bored gaze to Aria. She

to reply.

and then she started shaking

and hot, ran

swallow it down, that anger, for the first time in years,

She hissed, standing up from the bed and marching over

call that an apology? Your questions at dinner weren’t innocent,

do it again, and expect me to just

I don’t. I have no desire to hear any kind of apology

you have to say, you can leave now. And no, we’re not cool, regardless of what you may try and tell your

breathing heavy, her finger still

done, but as soon as it

her throat. Bonus Chapter – Aria &

just yelled at

but a woman with enough muscles to break her

the last time she’d ever lost control of her anger

was going

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