ARIA
The king and I hardly spoke for days. I refused to let him into my room, and without his protective scent at night, I felt a hollow sadness and disappointment. I missed his presence, but my stubbornness kept me from reaching out.
We barely ate dinner together. Not because I was always hanging out with Aaliya, but because I didn't want to see him even though I missed him. I didn't want any arguments either. And lately he had been engrossed with work, discussing the ball and the spy network with his advisors.
And Irish, I barely saw her around also as the Beta's and the loneliness was draining. I was done with Aaliya's problems. She was suffocating and had no new thing to say. All she wanted was to talk about the Alpha and there was nothing I was willing to share about my mate.