The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (15) Bonus Chapter: Aria & Sebastian (15)

“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

William Faulkner

The party had started an hour ago, right as the sun slipped below the tree line. Aria could hear it, even nearly a mile

away, tucked in Sebastian’s bedroom with the new book he’d gotten her

There was some sort of lively music and an endless chorus of whoops and hollers, which only seemed to get more

animated the longer she listened. She wondered if Sebastian was having fun. He’d said he’d only be babysitting a bunch

of drunk werewolves, but surely, it couldn’t be that terrible. He was probably socializing with people from other packs

Socializing with men. Women

Jealousy burned in her stomach – she knew it was irrational. Sebastian would never do anything to hurt her, she knew

that, but would other people offer her the same courtesy? After all, he was the Alpha-to-be, and without a mate by his

side, seemingly single..

She swallowed down the lump growing in her throat. She had to stop thinking about this. She was supposed to have a

quiet night in, away from the chaos, and enjoying the new book her mate had given her

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With a sigh, she opened the book to the last page she’d dog-eared and tried to continue reading. She liked the book —

it was a refreshing change from the ones she’d read in Sebastian’s collection. Many of those had been about children

going on adventures, but this was an actual romance. She didn’t understand much about human romances, but she knew

they didn’t have mates…or most of them didn’t. There was no mate bond, no intuition that led them to their soul mate.

They were driven solely by their hearts and their own choices

Werewolves had it easy, she supposed

Several laughs echoed in the distance, and she sighed. Those people, and her mate, were probably having tons of fun.

Even Grace was there!

With the exception of a few nursery workers taking care of the newborns, she had to be the only person in the pack – and

probably the surrounding packs — not attending this party

And it was more than just jealousy. At its core, this event was supposed to be diplomatic…and she was supposed to be

the future Luna

Sebastian’s priority might be protecting her, but how would these people ever come to know her, to respect her, if she

never gave them the chance?

These people weren’t Liam

Her mind flashed back to the voices in the hallway who’d gossiped about Sebastian being her caretaker. If she didn’t do

rest of the pack would probably come to think

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let out a determined sigh and closed the book. There was a very good possibility this might end

to try. If she expected these people to accept her, she needed to show them she was worth

started with

the magenta dress she’d put on, feeling more exposed than ever. The strapless garment was

of the more conservative options she’d

was a certainly a better pick than wearing one of Sebastian’s

taking the dress without anyone’s permission, but it’s not as if Lily had need for

began her trek to the pack house, following the raucous laughter and hollering. Her

the drunk male laughter that sounded eerily

to hurt

on the gravel walkway all the way to the pack house, and when she got close enough to

breath caught

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so

the grass with drinks in their hands, families

up lawn chairs. Fortunately, the crowd was so large that none of

be the right choice. She

can do this. It’s just

eventually, she was able to slip in through

inside of the pack house was even more crowded, with wolves packed in like sardines. She took

to think about how cramped the

was like exposure therapy. That’s something people did to overcome fears and

in this room, so it was impossible to tell who was from Sebastian’s pack and who was

another

look beautiful

voice, and turned to find a large man practically hovering over her. He couldn’t

her with blonde hair, blue eyes, and an

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Sebastian (15) “Can I get you

I don’t drink,” she replied, and her voice

“I can’t

go somewhere a little

She’d come here for him, and so far,

and this man was too

I asked if we could go somewhere with a little less noise,” the man repeated. “What’s

yours?” He used a finger to

Something in Aria snapped

touch me,” she growled, and pushed him off her. She hadn’t meant

staggering backward

of people nearby turned to stare at the commotion, and her cheeks

was done

no longer invading

crowd before

– Aria

dodging various drunk werewolves rough-housing or making out, she made

sunk to her stomach

was Sebastian, lounging on a large L-shaped couch, with a soda in his hands and a

bit of sinewy muscle in

none of that gave

petite brunette perched on the arm of the couch with one of her manicured hands on his

from across the crowded room, Aria strained

how good you look tonight, Alpha?” The woman’s

that stuck like glue to every curve on her