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

pack would probably come to

– Aria

book. There was a very good possibility this might

to try. If she expected these people to accept

started

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

more conservative options she’d been

a certainly a better pick than wearing one of Sebastian’s shirts or

dress without anyone’s permission,

began her trek to the pack house, following the raucous laughter

drunk male laughter that

not here to hurt me or any of the

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

breath caught

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so

grass with drinks in their hands, families playing cornhole with their

Fortunately, the crowd was so large that none of them seemed to

seemed to be the right choice. She blended

can do this.

a little maneuvering through the crowd, but eventually,

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

tried not to think about how

therapy. That’s something people did to overcome fears

this room, so it was impossible

another

look beautiful

nearly jumped at the unfamiliar voice, and turned to find a large man practically hovering over

blue eyes, and

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and her voice

“I can’t hear you that

“Why don’t we go somewhere a

around the room. Where was Sebastian? She’d come here for him, and so far, he was nowhere to

was alone, and this man was too close to

if we could go somewhere with a

of yours?” He used a finger to reach for a strand of her

Something in Aria snapped

she growled, and pushed him off her. She hadn’t meant to use so much force, but it sent

staggering backward

stare at the commotion, and her cheeks burned. She hadn’t meant

it was

no longer invading her

into the crowd before

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dodging various drunk werewolves rough-housing or making out, she made it to the living room — and her

sunk to her stomach

L-shaped couch, with a soda in his hands and a

of sinewy

none of that

brunette perched on the arm of the couch

her face, and from across the crowded room, Aria strained

Alpha?” The woman’s voice was practically a purr.

black, strapless dress that stuck like glue to every curve on her body and dipped low on