The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

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“after a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own, relations.”

Oscar Wilde

Aria wasn’t sure she’d ever felt so much like a helpless lamb headed into a den of starving wolves. Or, in this case, werewolves. In preparation for the dinner party, she wore the blue cocktail dress she’d found on her bed when she

returned from the walk with Sebastian ~ a gift from his sister, Lily.

Aria didn’t want to reject the gesture, especially since it was a beautiful dress, even if it only made her more anxious. She

was staring in the mirror, fiddling with her hair for the thousandth time, when a familiar knock sounded on the door.

Sebastian, His delicious scent gave him away every time.

“You can come in,” she called quietly, “I’m decent.”

He walked through the door, decked out in a blue button-down shirt that matched her dress (and his eyes), and froze as

soon as he saw her.

Immediately, Aria felt her stomach drop. “What’s wrong?” Even as she asked the question, she was already using her bare

arms to cover up as. Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (7)

much of her body as possible. “It’s the dress, isn’t it?”

She shouldn’t have worn this ~ she knew it. She knew the blue body- con dress had been too revealing. It showed too much cleavage and outlined every curve of her body…of course her mate would think it was

inappropriate.

She should have asked for his approval or maybe asked him to pick out her outfit — that would have been the safe

option. That’s what her mother would’ve done, what a good mate would’ve done.

Sebastian swallowed, unable to take his eyes off her body. “‘Wrong’?”

She could practically feel her body folding in on itself, and she wanted more than nothing than to crawl under the covers

and never come out. “Pm sorry,” she muttered, “I shouldn’t have worn this, I know it’s not ladylike and I should have

asked your permission first, it’s just your

sister -”

Sebastian was suddenly in front of her, his large hands on her shoulders and looking into her eyes. “Woah, slow down,”

he said, a smile cracking on his face, “I’m not upset. Like at all.”

“You’re not?” She peered up at him, suddenly aware of the height difference. He really was quiet tall, but he didn’t throw

his size around like most Alphas did. It was only times like now, when they stood face- to-face (more like face to chest)

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Sebastian shook his head and furrowed his eyebrows. “Of course not. Why would I be?”

“Well, it’s just…you came in and you were staring at me,” she said, looking anywhere but him, “And I know this isn’t the

kind of dress that I should’ve worn, but your sister left it, so I just thought it’d be okay… but I should’ve waited for your

permission before putting it on.”

Sebastian’s face had slowly transformed into a deep frown as she spoke. “aria,” he said, and she tried to suppress the

shiver that rolled through her when he said her name. “You don’t need my permission to wear a dress, regardless of

where it came from. I would never be mad at you for what you wear.”

“But wouldn’t it embarrass you?” She asked. “If I wear something inappropriate around other people, then I’m making

you look bad.”

to solve a complicated math

with confusion, “Why would I be mad or embarrassed about what you wear? You’d

anything.”

to a specific memory, when she’d been nine years old

Texas summer days. She’d been tending to the garden in the light, low-cut top

pull out the

from helping the warriors

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her mother, and the way

needed to change immediately.

started sobbing almost immediately as she hurried off to do as he’d asked, leaving Aria

He’d squatted down to her height, wiping away

She’d nodded frantically.

much gentler this time, “Your mother made me act

like that. What do you think would’ve happened if some

was dressed like that? He might not have been able to control himself,

gotten hurt.” He

don’t you,

voice snapped her back to the present, “I need you to understand something. I would never

I’m pretty sure

that I’d dislike.”

no longer feeling so anxious about her outfit, she asked, “Nothing at all? Not even

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find some way to make even a trash bag look lovely,” he

next – she knew it was pushing

all? If I just decided to do my grocery shopping topless, that wouldn’t upset you?”

clearly hadn’t expected her to say that either ~ before

lightly, “I may have to claw out the eyes of anyone who tries to stare at you, but I

upset.”

with her, Sebastian took her hand. “We should probably head to

said, “I’m. pretty sure we’re late for

room, hand in hand, and Aria felt a

so long that she almost didn’t

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she could’ve imagined — certainly more luxurious than

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of kitchen staff, both men and women, bustling in and out of the kitchen and the

revealing outfits like the women at Liam’s

everyone else was already seated. Lily and

the left, the latter looking even more unimpressed

on the other two inhabitants of the room:

but linger on the Queen, and she almost couldn’t believe how

she’d met her in that

no longer covered

Back at Liam’s pack, the Queen practically reeked of terror

riddled with anger or anxiety. Like she might have to fight for her

of fear on her face or a single

shine in the light of the dining room, and without a

on her face, Aria could make out the smattering of freckles that covered both of her

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at the man attached to her side.

was intimidating and big and too much. Whereas Sebastian’s dominance felt soft

His power leeched out of every

her wolf want to lie down

idea how the Queen

her anxiety, Sebastian squeezed her hand and led her to the remaining empty chairs. The

head of the table, Sebastian to the Queen’s right and Alessia and Lily directly across from them. Alessia was across from her seat, and she ignored the woman’s leveled stare when Sebastian

wasn’t just Alessia’s stare she could feel on her ~ it was everyone’s. She could feel

judgement, and even the

Queen’s gaze.

be here, but instead of dashing from the room, she just squeezed Sebastian’s

He squeezed back.

they all had glasses of what

to see you made it.” It was the Queen who broke

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“Of course, I wasn’t going to miss a family dinner, especially one as fancy as