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.”

looked flabbergasted, like she’d just asked him to solve a complicated math equation

“Why would I be mad or embarrassed about what

anything.”

been nine years

the garden in the light,

pull out

father returned home from helping the warriors

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of her mother, and

needed to change immediately.

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

father. He’d squatted down to her height, wiping away her tears. “Are you scared?”

She’d nodded frantically.

gentler this time, “Your mother made

to embarrass me like that. What

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

gotten hurt.” He ruffled her hair.

don’t you, Aria?”

snapped her back to the present, “I need you to understand something. I

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

that I’d dislike.”

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

– Aria &

way to make even a trash bag look lovely,” he said with

wasn’t sure why she said what she said next – she knew it was pushing her luck, but the words

“And if I wore nothing at all? If I just decided to do my grocery shopping topless, that

in surprise ~ he clearly hadn’t expected her to say that

out the eyes of anyone who tries to stare at you, but I

upset.”

Sebastian took her hand. “We should probably head

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

and Aria felt a new emotion swell up inside

she almost didn’t

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than she could’ve imagined — certainly more luxurious than

more than that, however, were the

in and out of the kitchen and the

wore revealing outfits like the women

into the dining room, everyone else was already

the left, the latter looking even more unimpressed than she’d seemed

her eyes landed on the other two inhabitants of the

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

first time she’d met her

fact that she was no longer covered

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

her face almost always riddled with anger or anxiety. Like

looked nothing like that. There wasn’t an ounce of fear on her face or a

red hair shine in the light

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

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attached to her side. King Griffin

and big and too much. Whereas

of every pore,

to

no idea how

her hand and led her

and Alessia and Lily directly across from them. Alessia was across from

on her ~ it was everyone’s. She could

judgement, and even the

Queen’s gaze.

here, but instead of dashing from the room,

He squeezed back.

what smelled like white wine, but their plates

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

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miss a family dinner, especially one as fancy as