The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (4) Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (4)

“A true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that’s holding you back, the person who brings you

to your own attention.”

Elizabeth Gilbert

Of all the things that Aria thought she’d do when she met her mate, fainting was not one of them. And yet, the moment

her eyes met the icy blue ones of her mate, her world went dark.

The next thing she knew she was waking up alone, in a room that felt far too fancy to be anything that belonged to her. Her limbs felt heavy and her head pounded.

There was a window in her room and if the snowy mountains were any indication, she was a long ways from home.

Home.

She wasn’t quite sure what she considered home to be. The past three years, she would’ve said it was with Alpha Liam’s

pack – or anywhere that he was ~ but that wasn’t a possibility anymore.

Her mind flashed to those last moments, when he’d spat vile words at her and tried to kill her. Bile threatened to rise in

her throat, but somehow, she managed to swallow it down. She didn’t want to make a Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian

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mess over the silk sheets she was laying on.

The sound of the door opening interrupted her thoughts, and her breath caught when she saw the tall, lean frame that

entered.

Her mate. She had a mate now.

Up close, he was even more beautiful than she’d realized. Rich brown hair, icey blue eyes that could’ve cut glass, and a

sharp jawline.

However, despite his sharp features, the expression on his face was soft and gentle and it made her heart clench.

Why was he looking at her like that?

The way his eyes lit up, it was if he’d stumbled upon the rarest treasure in the world. Like Aria was the rarest treasure in

the world.

wanted to throw

She didn’t deserve to have a man that

he said, and his voice was like warm honey. It set something ablaze in her lower belly, and

some tea. Not sure if

– Aria

the porcelain tea cup he cradled in

her mouth to say something, but her throat was too dry and it just triggered

minute, rubbing his hand on her back. Unfortunately, the touch did the opposite

soon as she felt the touch of a

instinctively flinched back.

man removed his hand immediately. He set the the cup on the nightstand, and moved

hurt in his eyes immediately – of course he’d feel hurt. She was his mate, she was supposed to

touch whenever he offered it,

twisted in her

must’ve thought she

concern. “I didn’t mean to startle you, I

comfort him, to tell him that he hadn’t done anything wrong. He wasn’t the problem.

to get out was, “Thank you for the tea.” Bonus Chapter –

lit up momentarily, and he

the air between them, and Aria wasn’t sure what

as she’d grab a thought, it’d slip

silence between them, “I guess I should introduce myself. You must feel a little

back of his neck,

next in

out loud, but

for a strong

inside her head, the most active she’d been

“Are you cold?” Aria

at her with furrowed eyebrows. “No, you, uh…” Something in her eyes must’ve deterred

to say because

and chuckled. “Nevermind. Yes,

missed something – it was the same feeling she got whenever

Sebastian (4) and the rest would

not that

wasn’t

throat. She was never going to see him again.

side, serving him however he needed…gone. At the claws and teeth of

would’ve just killed me. I meant nothing

now I am

name?” Sebastian asked, snapping Aria out of her

she replied.) “That’s a beautiful name,” Sebastian said, smiling softly at