The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (10) Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (10)

“At the end of the day, it isn’t where I came from. Maybe home is somewhere I’m going and never have been.”

Warsan Shire

Aria had always thought the most beautiful place in the world was Liam’s pack and home. However, from the moment

she stepped into Sebastian’s pack, she realized just how wrong she’d been

Liam’s pack was a bleak comparison to the vibrant beauty of Sebastian’s home. After a short plane ride, where she’d

somehow managed to fall asleep on Sebastian’s shoulder, a car and a driver had been waiting for them at the airport.

The driver had stared at her curiously, but he didn’t ask who she was – and a single look from Sebastian, and the driver

didn’t look at her for the rest of the ride

Sebastian made small talk with her most of the way, pointing out cool landmarks or places he’d been to. His voice filled

the empty space of the car, and Aria found it soothing

A welcome distraction from the fact that she was, once again, leaving

behind everything she’d known to go somewhere new

Except this time, it was no one’s choice but her own

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Her parents weren’t forcing her, Liam wasn’t ordering her to leave. She was in the driver’s seat — metaphorically, of

course

The ride itself had been long, and Aria couldn’t help but notice how different Washington looked than Texas, where her

family lived

In Texas, everything was flat and spread out with a dry heat that never seemed to go away, even in the dead of winter

Washington was refreshing

For once, she didn’t have the constant reminder of the sun beating down on her. Here, it was tucked behind a heavy layer

of clouds and thick trees. And as they drove, civilization became scarcer, the roads got narrower, and the trees got larger

Eventually, the driver turned onto a dirt road cloaked by large pine trees, and Aria caught sight of what she assumed to

be a few pack members on patrol. They were in the tree line, in their wolf forms, and one of them nodded at their car as

they passed through

They drove further in, the gravel of the road crunching under the tires of their SUV, until the trees cleared and –

There it was

Sebastian’s pack

It was much bigger than she’d expected, bigger than her parents’ pack

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and even Liam’s

as she could see

infirmary, and even a building that looked like a school in

or the

their children as they crossed the street,

she couldn’t help

been staring at her, raised an eyebrow.

strained, she could hear bits and pieces of their conversations — the teenagers laughing

the parent asking their child what candy they wanted from the

“The people…” she started

Your pack didn’t have people?” Sebastian asked,

she said, “It’s just…everyone seems

didn’t need to look at him to know he was looking at her like she was a pitiful puppy

the rain

the truth of what she’d

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ever

on the women.

Liam’s approval, she couldn’t remember the last time

people were, content to just go

tried to shake off these depressing thoughts before her mood took a nosedive for

something new and exciting,

that in mind, she grabbed Sebastian’s hand and forced the

“Where to first?”

friendly reminder that if you’re not reading this book on

over there to dive into the next

her sudden shift in mood, but he seemed to realize it wasn’t something she wanted to dwell on. So,

could meet my

“Your parents?” She echoed

they know you’re coming,” he said, and he must’ve read the panic on

to meet you. My mom’s thrilled

since the day I turned

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was hard for Aria to believe that Sebastian’s parents would truly be excited to

he seemed genuine

“Really?” She asked

he smiled, and squeezed her hand, “My mom is just going to be excited to have another girl in

my sisters living in other places

Aria noticed that the car turned onto a private drive, even more gravel crunching

probably the largest house

father was the Alpha, of course

the pack

told them, the first thing he’d said the entire

opened his door and then gestured for Aria to follow him out.

as they walked up the drive, she couldn’t help but

his tracks immediately.

not…” She gestured down to her plain cotton pajamas, the

attire for meeting

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she didn’t have anything to change into. She’d entered the castle

back, and left that

Sebastian said, “My parents won’t mind. If anything,

you.”

twist in knots as they came closer to the door. She inched closer to her

and – “WELCOME