The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

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“Find the things that matter, and hold onto them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go.”

Lauren Oliver

The slap might as well have been a gun shot or a siren with the way the room immediately quieted at the sound

Any other night, any other time, Aria would have felt embarrassment

She probably would’ve blushed tomato red, and sunk into herself like a turtle trying to retreat into its shell

But tonight, the red on her face came from rage

“What the hell?” The woman cradled the side of her face, which now sported a glowing red handprint

Maybe it was wrong to admit, but just looking at the mark brought her a little satisfaction. She liked looking at it far

better than she liked looking at her cleavage or the manicured hand that had stroked Sebastian’s chest

“You don’t get to touch my mate,” Aria growled, “Or call him nicknames.”

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The crowd erupted in low murmurs, and the woman’s eyes widened momentarily before narrowing again. “Mate?” She

said it with disbelief, like she was the delusional one here

It made Aria’s blood boil with something primal

A territorial urge she wasn’t sure she’d ever had before

She took one big step toward the woman, who was hardly taller than her, and pointed in Sebastian’s direction. “Yes, mate,” she hissed, “He’s

mine.” The woman scoffed, “I don’t —”

Aria growled, low and deep in her throat. “Unless you want more than a handprint, I’d back off.” Her hands tensed, as if

readying for a fight

A flicker of fear flashed through the woman’s eyes, and she took a step back, looking around at the crowd that had

gathered to watch the spectacle unfold

flipping her long, glossy hair over her

to get a drink.” Just as she turned to walk away,

of people

her path

you should leave,” the man said, crossing his arms over

chest

Aria

With my pack.

time, it was the muscular woman who answered, “Because you’re making our future Luna uncomfortable, and

don’t want you here.”

Future Luna

realize they were talking about her. It wasn’t Sebastian’s honor they were sticking

hers

As their future Luna

very thought of it made

we could just kick you out,” the man added with

room, as if searching for someone to stand up

None of them did

they all stared at her with the same stony expression

snarled, “I’ll

she did. Once she realized that nobody was coming to

like the red sea, leaving her a

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Sebastian’s lips

best to match the pace of his lips locked against hers, and

emotion she couldn’t identify. His face

of…something

mad at

thinks I acted out of

Should I apologize?

thoughts trickled in like drops of poison, but as soon as they did, Aria realized they didn’t come with the

guilt they usually did

woman, acted like a possessive wolf, and yet — she didn’t regret any

the back of her head was still there, whispering that she needed to apologize for

but she didn’t feel compelled to

was beginning to realize that the voice sounded a lot like her

And Liam

didn’t

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