Human Belonging to the Alpha Chapter 787

Bonus Chapter - Aria & Sebastian （14） “If you tell me I can ’t do something, it just makes me want to do it more.” Josie Maran It wasn’t until the day of the party that Aria finally got the chance to confront Sebastian Not that she was trying to confront him — maybe that was a poor choice of words Talk She just wanted to talk to him She tried to remember her conversation with Grace （or Mom, as the woman insisted on being called, but she couldn ’t bring herself to do She’d settled Grace instead Sebastian might not have told her about the party, but knowing him, it probably was for a good reason “Aria? You’re in the kitchen? ” She heard his footsteps echo through the house, and a moment later, he swung open the kitchen door “Tf you tell me I can ’t do something, it just makes me want to do it more.” Josie Maran It wasn’t until the day of the party that Aria finally got the chance to confront Sebastian Not that she was trying to confront him — maybe that was a poor choice of words Talk She just wanted to talk to him She tried to remember her conversation with Grace （or Mom, as the woman insisted on being called, but she couldn ’t bring herself to do She’d settled Grace instead Sebastian might not have told her about the party, but knowing him, it probably was for a good reason “Aria? You’re in the kitchen? ” She heard his footsteps echo through the house, and a moment later, he swung open the kitchen door She paused, turned and looked at him. “You’re back much earlier than usual. ” He didn’t waste a moment closing the distance between them, and pressing a lip to her temple that left her skin tingling. “You’re baking,” he blinked down at her Her cheeks turned pink. She could only imagine how she looked, coated in a thin layer of flower and sugar, and an apron she ’d borrowed from his mother Still, there was a swell of pride in her chest as she said, “Yes, they’re cinnamon rolls. Or they will be, once I roll out the dough. I got the recipe from your mother. ” The smile on Sebastian ’s face was breathtaking. “That’s great, Aria. I ’m sure they ’ll be delicious. ” He used a thumb to swipe at a dusting of flour she’d missed on her cheek, and her breath caught. “What do I need to do to convince you to save one for me? ” She swallowed. Better now than never, she supposed “Actually,” she cleared her throat awkwardly, “You don’t need to do anything. I ’m making them. For the party tonight. ” He tensed immediately “Your mom told me, ” she said, “A few days ago. ” “And I didn’t,” he said, “I’m sorry.” There was no anger in his tone, only guilt, and she wasn ’t sure why that felt worse “Why didn’t you?” She asked Sebastian’s blue eyes were brimming with apology as he sighed. “I was going to mention it today, I just didn ’t want to stress you out ahead of time...or make you feel as if you had to attend a huge, crowded party just because our pack was hosting it. It ’s a diplomatic thing, but honestly, I’ll probably spend the night babysitting a bunch of wasted werewolves. I didn ’t think it’d be your scene, especially considering... ” That she’d seen enough drunk, wild men in her life. He didn ’t need to say it. She ’d been stingy with the details she shared of her time at Liam’s pack, but since the night she ’d tried to come onto him, he seemed to have a deeper understanding He’s just trying to protect me, she thought to herself Of course he was Sebastian didn ’t have some underhanded ulterior motive. He was just trying to look out for her. Keep her from dealing with, as he put it, a bunch of wasted werewolves “Yeah, I think you ’re right,” she finally said, “It’s not really my scene. ” Sebastian’s body visibly relaxed, and his smile seemed to return now that his head was no longer on the chopping block. “You know what the good news is? ” “What?” “Once this party is over, we ’ll finally get to spend real time together..