The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

he Alpha King’s Human Mate

Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (1) Chapter 1 – Aria & Sebastian

“a good woman follows tradition.”

Lebo Grand

Warning: this chapter includes themes of sexism as well as grooming of a minor.

Aria Thomas had grown up her entire life learning how to be a good ‘woman, but it wasn’t until the age of twelve that

she learned what a bad woman was. She could still remember the way that Lucy Warner, who was only two years older,

cried and screamed as they did it.

On the weekends, Lucy liked to sneak away to a local bookstore, where she’d meet her human boyfriend, Bryan. Aria

didn’t know anything about Bryan – really, she didn’t even know he existed – until it happened.

Aria’s father, the Alpha of their pack, called for a mandatory pack meeting. That was rare. Most of the time, Alpha

Thomas preferred to keep pack business where it belonged: behind closed doors with his most trusted advisors and

warriors. Aria sometimes heard their loud, booming voices coming from his home office, although she never listened in.

Aria couldn’t shake the pit in her stomach the day her father called the Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (1)

mandatory meeting. She stayed tucked under her mother’s arm the entire time, Luna Thomas’ hands shaking as they

clutched her.

Lucy looked rather confused as they led her out in front of everyone, and she kept looking back at her parents with

confusion. Most people looked confused ~ until they brought out Bryan.

He was scrawny, even for a teenager, and he couldn’t even hold himself up when a pair of pack warriors threw him at

Lucy’s feet. Her eyes had immediately widened with fear.

Although she hadn’t shifted or gotten use of her full abilities yet, Aria could smell the fresh blood that tainted the air.

“You have grown up learning the ways of our pack, just like everyone else here,” Alpha Thomas had boomed. “And yet,

you chose to break one of our cardinal rules ~ having relations with a human.”

Gasps rippled through the pack, and Aria watched as those confused looks turned to disappointment. Lucy looked

horrified.

“What do you have to say for yourself?” Alpha Thomas said, crossing

his burly arms across his chest. The hard look in his eyes made Aria’s stomach turn. She’d never seen that hard look

directed at her, but he’d

given it to her mother from time to time. Lucy was shaking like a leaf, her brown eyes glistening with tears.

“alpha,” Lucy said, and Aria could see her bottom lip wobbling from Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (1)

several feet away. “I didn’t mean to break your rules, it was just -”

“But you did,” he cut her off, “You not only disrespected your pack, but your future mate as well. You sullied yourself with

a human of all things.”

out apologies in between her cries. None of

and bloody as Bryan already was, his death was quick. His neck snapped like a toothpick in the hands

father.

Nobody told her

of tears,

with cool eyes.

you, Aria? What I did

like they’d already been sitting on the tip of her

never have

have been with anyone who wasn’t her mate,”

A good woman is supposed to be pure and

– Aria

a

wanted to do was end up like Lucy ~ a bad woman. ‘The world was a dangerous place, and

her mate to protect her. If she was a

sure of it. When Aria was sixteen, she met Alpha

spent her afternoons, to find him parked at

Aria didn’t need to use her supernatural senses to know

homemade potato casserole

looked nervous, but Aria wasn’t sure why. Her father was too

be nervous. Still, she

is my daughter, Aria,” her father said, “She

was handsome too, with brown eyes, brown hair, and a

her gaze. If he was dining with her father, he

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across her cheeks,

“Yes, sir”

miss the flash of disappointment on his face. He must’ve been hoping

this man, whoever

I’d be so

as Alpha Liam,” the man said. “I’ve just taken over

I’m sorry,” Aria murmured, “I didn’t realize

cracked into a crooked smile. “An obedient one, isn’t

“She’s turning into a good woman, I’ve made sure

around these days,” he

good woman these days,” Alpha

become bad women. That’s exactly the kind of backwards thinking I’d like to stop, but

traditionalists.”

mother in the kitchen,

nodded and

on them, she could hardly suppress the excitement. Her father was proud of her ~ he thought she was turning into a good woman and introduced her

he’d said.

face for the rest of

continued to return for regular dinners at their house. He mostly conversed with

or made up their plates, his

blushing.

enough to be the mate

dinner with Alpha Liam, she hummed quietly as she finished off

nearly dropping

tomato red. He leaned up against the entrance of

crooked smile Bonus Chapter – Aria

on his face.

said. “I didn’t realize you were still here,

to handle some last-minute

well. Guess that makes you

something to drink?”

no, you don’t need to do alll that,” he waved her off before raising an

was now. “Oh,

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