The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

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“There will never be anything as nerve-wracking as meeting your partner’s parents for the first time.”

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It took Aria at least ten seconds to overcome the sheer panic that was coming face-to-face with Sebastian’s father for the

first time. She whipped her head around to find Sebastian, and her stomach sank when she caught sight of him,

completely engaged in conversation with one of his pack’s elders

It didn’t look like he was coming to save her anytime soon

So, with a lump in her throat, she mustered up every bit of courage she could to look Alpha Bellevue in the eye and say,

“Yes, I’m Aria.”

He looked her up and down, his arms crossed. It wasn’t a lecherous look like she was used to getting from men, but he

certainly was assessing her. Sizing her up like she was a cut of meat, and he was trying to figure out if she was good

enough. Or good enough for his son, that is

“T’m not too familiar with your father,” Alpha Bellevue said, “I can’t remember our paths crossing.”

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“They probably didn’t,” she replied, “My father liked to…” It took her a moment to find the words before she settled on,

“Keep to himself.” What she wanted to say was: my father isolated himself and our pack from anyone else who didn’t

share his traditionalist views, which is why your paths never crossed

Still, Alpha Bellevue seemed to pick up on the subtext just fine

“Sebastian has told me about you and your family,” he said, and his eyes narrowed, “I know your father was a

traditionalist, but do you share his views?”

The question felt like a slap to the face. Not a harsh blow, but definitely

a question she hadn’t been expecting

However, before she could even think of a response, he continued, “Traditionalists breed weak, oppressed women, which

is not what my pack needs.” He leveled her with a stare. “It’s not what my son needs

either.” (3 Now, that felt like a harsh blow

Aria wasn’t sure what to say. What could she say to that? Alpha Bellevue’s gaze felt suffocating, and fiddled with her shirt

collar nervously. There were too many people crammed into this room, too many bodies, too many –

“T think that’s enough,” Sebastian’s voice cut through her stifling thoughts, and his immediate presence was like a weight off her chest

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She could breathe again

to the small of her back, and she

eyes cut

and suddenly raised his voice so the entire room can hear,

ask that you show

Sebastian glanced at his father. “She

murmurs of agreement and nods throughout the crowd, and even

into another conversation

with worried eyes. “I know you weren’t

either. I thought it was just gonna be my

even if she didn’t feel that way. She took another look around the room. The pack

the way that some of them were

Alpha’s attention

too busy making sure she

Aria

She said, “I don’t want to be rude,

a nap?” It wasn’t a complete lie. She was tired from all the traveling, but it was mostly

she was the odd one

truly get to enjoy

already set up one of the guest rooms for you, and I can help

in too, send

okay,” she cut him off, placing a hand on his arm, “If

up with your friends

about your sister too.”

have all the time in

I want to make sure

a little more forcefully,

her for a moment, and although he didn’t seem

stairs, the second

made to walk away, he placed a hand

me, right?”

not reading this

Head over there to dive into the

– Aria

She smiled, “Of course.”

followed Sebastian’s directions — up the stairs, second bedroom on

at her curiously as she passed by, but she

she walked up the stairs, creaky and worn from years of use, her eyes were drawn

of Sebastian. Sprinkled between framed photos

chubby- faced baby, him as a toddler running through the woods, him

certificate at school, and him

seeing her mate in each stage of life, and it

the hallway

her way to the second bedroom on the right,

tracks

the bedroom Sebastian meant? Surely,

head out into the hallway, and counted again. This was, in fact, the second bedroom on the

it wasn’t a bare guest bedroom like

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room, if the scent and framed photos were any indication, belonged to

This was Clark’s bedroom

accurately, her Queen’s childhood

she could’ve imagined. The room was relatively small with