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.”

she’d just asked him to solve a complicated

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

anything.”

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

scorching Texas summer days. She’d been tending to the garden in the

pull out the

returned home from helping the warriors trained. She could still

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he caught sight of her mother, and the way he pulled her up by

needed to change immediately.

had started sobbing almost immediately as she hurried off to do as

her height, wiping away her tears. “Are you

She’d nodded frantically.

said, his voice much gentler this time, “Your mother made me act that

me like

that? He might not have been able

mother could’ve gotten hurt.” He

don’t you,

back to the present, “I need you to understand something. I would never get

what you wear. I’m pretty sure there’s absolutely nothing you could put on

that I’d dislike.”

feeling so anxious about her outfit, she asked, “Nothing at all? Not even if I wore

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way to make even a trash bag look

– she knew it

she could stop them. “And if I wore nothing at all? If I just decided to do my grocery shopping topless, that wouldn’t upset you?”

eyes widened in surprise ~ he clearly hadn’t expected her to

“I may have to claw out the eyes of anyone who tries to stare at

upset.”

if he’d been discussing the weather with her, Sebastian took her hand.

“I’m. pretty sure we’re late

hand, and Aria felt a new emotion swell up inside of her.

so long that she almost didn’t

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

revealing outfits like the women at Liam’s pack

time they were escorted into the dining room, everyone else was already seated. Lily and Alessia

on the left, the latter looking

when her eyes landed on the other two inhabitants of the room: King Griffin and

the Queen, and she almost couldn’t believe how different this

the first time she’d

that she was no longer covered

was her countenance. Back at Liam’s pack, the Queen practically reeked

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

that. There wasn’t an ounce of fear on her face or a single frown line. Queen

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

freckles that covered

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afraid to look at the man attached to her side. King

intimidating and big and too much. Whereas Sebastian’s dominance

leeched out of every

her wolf want to

how

if he could feel her anxiety, Sebastian squeezed her hand and led her to the remaining

from them. Alessia was across from her seat,

Alessia’s stare she could feel on her ~

judgement, and even the

Queen’s gaze.

want to be here, but instead of dashing from

He squeezed back.

glasses of what smelled like white wine, but their

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

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course, I wasn’t going to miss a family