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.

he’d

He was only trying to protect her, and yet, when he got upset on

table

matter how good his intentions, no matter how gentle he

capable of

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

was growling at her, not Alessia. Bonus Chapter – Aria &

she changed into a pair of pajamas, but

especially when she realized the scent

“Alessia,” a gruff voice answered, and

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

other side of the door, and Aria could almost imagine her rolling her

to piss you off. I’m here

of Alessia’s mouth, it wasn’t that. Was she joking,

Aria to open the door so she

was she really trying to make up for the tension at

but it might upset Alessia even more if she rejected

reconciliation…

sitting on the edge of the bed with

best to just get it over

heavy and her hands in Bonus Chapter –

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

it.

Aria’s casual PJs. “Sorry to interrupt your bedtime,” she said, her voice

with sarcasm. “I

want to

reading this book on n??el5s.com, you might be

to dive into the

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

to apologize?”

twisted like she’d just swallowed an entire lemon. “Right,” she said, and she averted her

cornered me after dinner, and told me I should apologize for how

way she dodged him, he’d still asked Alessia

face, of course,” Alessia said, her full

into a smile.

then,” she continued, “My mate told me I needed

to you, and

lot more

heaved a loud, dramatic sigh and stared at the window behind Aria’s head. “So, this is me…apologizing,”

sound like the very word pained her. “Sorry if asking a couple of innocent questions triggered

the rest of dinner. It was

I’m sure I’ll be out

I tell her we’re

turning her bored gaze to Aria. She remained silent, clearly

to reply.

then she started shaking — but this time, it wasn’t from

and hot, ran

it down, that anger, for the first time in years, boiled over

the bed and marching over

“You call that an apology? Your questions at dinner weren’t innocent, and you know it!

now, you come in here, do it again, and expect me to just

desire to hear any kind of

to say, you can leave now. And no, we’re not cool,

time she was done, Aria was breathing heavy, her finger still pointed

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

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just yelled at

but a woman with enough muscles to

the last time she’d ever lost control of her

was screwed. Alessia was going to tear out her

you’re not reading this book on n??el5s.com,

there to dive into

curly-haired woman didn’t look like she was about to break her