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.”

in between her

quick. His neck snapped like a toothpick in the

father.

look away once during any of it. Nobody told her that she had to look, but everyone

of tears,

with cool eyes.

you, Aria? What I did to

words tumbled out like they’d already been sitting on the

have been

never have been with anyone who wasn’t her mate,” her father added harshly,

A good woman is supposed to be pure and untouched. Nobody wants

– Aria

wants a bad

~ a bad woman. ‘The world

mate to protect her. If she was a bad

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

nursery, where she always spent her afternoons, to find him parked at her

and Aria didn’t need

homemade potato casserole

nervous, but Aria wasn’t sure why. Her

be nervous. Still,

Aria,” her father said, “She just

much younger. He was handsome too, with brown

averted her gaze. If he was dining

didn’t want to be disrespectful. Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (1) “aria,” the man

her cheeks,

“Yes, sir”

her father, and she didn’t miss the flash

this man, whoever

only I’d

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

Aria murmured, “I didn’t

handsome face cracked into a crooked

woman, I’ve made sure of it.

running around these

a good woman these days,” Alpha Liam said, “They let their girls run

of backwards thinking

traditionalists.”

your mother in

nodded and scurried away without another

suppress the excitement. Her father was proud of her ~ he thought she was turning into a

he’d said.

for the rest of the

Liam continued to return for regular

whenever she refilled their drinks or made up their plates, his eyes would slide over her in a way that

blushing.

to be the mate of a man like Alpha

dinner with Alpha Liam, she hummed quietly as she finished

beautiful voice.” Aria startled, nearly dropping the plate she’d been

Liam, her face already turning a tomato red. He leaned up against the

crooked smile Bonus Chapter –

on his face.

me,” she said. “I didn’t realize

father had to handle some last-minute pack

wasn’t feeling well. Guess that makes you my host. “I

something to drink?”

her off before

red already, it was now. “Oh,

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