Chapter Forty-Nine

-Aria-

I choked on my food at what he said and coughed, looking blindly for any cup of water and he passed me his. I took it without a word and gulped down the water. I blinked my eyes at him questioningly.

“How could you say such a thing?” I glared at him and swallowed down the, ‘you pervert’ that was about to follow. I knew he had only been tolerating me because he was the alpha and I was in no position to speak to him the way I do without being punished so I knew better than to cross my limits.

“You had better slow down before you choke again,” he warned with a grin on his face and I went mute.

“That is a good girl,” he muttered and somehow, I liked the way he had addressed me. I continued eating the food without a word but this time I ate carefully.

“I had not invited you to dinner because I want to eat you after eating,” he said after a spoonful, biting graciously on his food. I stared at the way his lips moved and thought if only he would eat me the way he ate that, I would not