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

Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (15)

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

would probably come

Aria & Sebastian

sigh and closed the book. There was a very good possibility this might

but she had to try. If she expected these people to accept her, she needed to

started with showing

more exposed than ever. The strapless garment

more conservative options she’d been able to find in

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

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

house, following the raucous laughter and hollering. Her chest tightened

male laughter that sounded

not Liam’s men. They’re not here to hurt me or any of the

walkway all the way to the pack house, and when

breath caught

– Aria &

so

drinks in their hands, families playing

the crowd was so large that none of them seemed to notice

seemed to be the right choice. She blended

this.

little maneuvering through the crowd, but eventually, she was able to slip in through a side

house was even more crowded, with

breath, and tried not to think about how cramped the place

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

it was impossible to tell who was from Sebastian’s pack and who

another

look

and turned to find a large man practically

blonde hair, blue eyes, and an untucked

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& Sebastian (15) “Can I get you a

and

leaned close to her, and her entire body tensed. “I can’t hear you that well with all these people in

don’t we go somewhere

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

alone, and this man was too close to

we could go somewhere with a little less noise,” the man

pretty little head of yours?” He used a finger to reach for a strand of

Something in Aria snapped

She

staggering backward

couple of people nearby turned to stare at the commotion, and her cheeks burned. She hadn’t meant to make

was

he was no longer

back into the crowd before the man could

Aria

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

sunk to her stomach

was Sebastian, lounging on a large L-shaped couch, with a

sinewy muscle in his

that

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

on her face, and from across the

you look tonight, Alpha?” The woman’s voice was practically

that stuck like glue to every