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

the pack would probably come

Aria & Sebastian

let out a determined sigh and closed the book. There was a very good

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

that started with showing

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

wardrobe, but it was actually one of the more conservative options

pick than wearing one of Sebastian’s

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

sigh, she began her trek to the pack house,

drunk male

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 she got close enough

breath caught

Aria

were so

on the grass with drinks in their hands, families playing cornhole with their kids,

large that none of them seemed to notice

to be the right choice. She blended in with

do this.

maneuvering through the crowd, but eventually, she was

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

about how cramped the

people did

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

another

you look

at the unfamiliar voice, and turned to find a large

blonde hair, blue eyes, and an untucked shirt that reeked of

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Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (15) “Can I get you

and her voice came

entire body tensed. “I can’t hear you that well with all

“Why don’t we go somewhere

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

alone, and this man was too close to

go somewhere

He used a finger to reach for a

Something in Aria snapped

her. She hadn’t meant to use so much force, but it sent

staggering backward

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

was done

no

slipped back into the crowd before

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out, she made it to

sunk to her stomach

Sebastian, lounging on a large L-shaped couch, with a soda in his hands and a tight, dark t-shirt

sinewy muscle in

that gave

the arm of the couch with

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

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

to every