The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

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“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 far as she could see as well as more commercial

even a building that looked

or the sidewalk, mothers held the

their children as they crossed the street, teenagers

she couldn’t help but

been staring at her, raised an eyebrow. “What is

and pieces of their conversations —

asking their child what candy they wanted from the

“The people…” she started

have people?” Sebastian asked, his

said, “It’s just…everyone seems so happy

need to look at him to know he was looking at her like she was a pitiful puppy

the rain

the truth

Aria

her parents or Liam, nobody had ever seemed truly happy or relaxed.

packs, but especially on the women.

she couldn’t remember the last

to just go about

off these depressing thoughts before her mood took a nosedive for the rest of the

the start of something new and exciting,

in mind, she grabbed Sebastian’s hand and forced the biggest smile she could. “Your home

“Where to first?”

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shift in mood, but he seemed to realize it wasn’t something she wanted to dwell on. So, he replied, “Well, I was thinking we could stop by my family’s

meet my

“Your parents?” She echoed

said, and he must’ve read the panic on her face because

you, and I promise they’re excited to meet you. My mom’s thrilled honestly — she’s been waiting for

since the day

Aria

for Aria to believe that Sebastian’s parents would truly be excited to meet her, knowing

he seemed genuine

“Really?” She asked

and squeezed her hand, “My mom is just going

sisters living in other places

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

large, probably the largest house she’d seen

she shouldn’t have been surprised. Sebastian’s father was the Alpha, of course he’d have the biggest house

the pack

we are,” the driver told them, the first thing he’d said the entire

then gestured for Aria

up the drive, she couldn’t

stopped in his

plain cotton pajamas, the same clothes she’d left the castle in.

attire for

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to change into.

back, and left

Sebastian said, “My parents won’t mind. If anything, my mom will want to share her entire

you.”

they came closer to the door. She inched closer to her mate as he

and – “WELCOME