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

Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (10)

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

Aria &

and even Liam’s

she could see as well as more commercial buildings: a

a building that looked like

walked along the road or the

the street, teenagers gathered in small groups

she couldn’t help but

her, raised an eyebrow. “What

hear bits and pieces

parent asking their child what candy they wanted

“The people…” she started

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

said, “It’s

look at him to know he was looking at her like she was a pitiful puppy who’d been

the rain

the truth

Aria

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

packs, but especially on the women. How

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

people were, content to just go

these depressing thoughts before her mood took a nosedive for the

be the start of something new and exciting, of her and

grabbed Sebastian’s hand and forced the biggest smile she could.

“Where to first?”

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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

meet

“Your parents?” She echoed

he must’ve read the panic on her face because he was

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

meet my mate since

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

he seemed genuine

“Really?” She asked

mom is just going to be excited to have another girl

my sisters living in other

car turned onto a private drive, even

large, probably the largest house she’d seen

father was the Alpha, of

the pack

them, the first thing he’d

gestured for Aria to follow him out.

drive, she

stopped in his

to her plain cotton pajamas, the same

for meeting your

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have anything to change into. She’d entered the castle

her back, and

parents won’t mind. If anything, my mom will want to share

you.”

but her stomach still continued to twist in knots as they came closer to the door. She inched closer to her mate as he

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