The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (16) Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (16)

“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.”

Bonus Chapter – Aria & Sebastian (16)

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

she sneered, flipping her long, glossy hair over her

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

of people to

her path

man said, crossing

chest

Aria &

invited here. With my pack. Why

who answered, “Because you’re making our future

don’t want you here.”

Future Luna

took Aria a moment to realize they were talking about her. It wasn’t Sebastian’s honor they were

hers

As their future Luna

of it made

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

and peered around the room, as if searching for

None of them did

by one, they all stared at her with the same stony expression that

snarled,

to her

leaving her

Aria

before Sebastian’s lips

locked against hers, and after a moment,

thick with some emotion she couldn’t identify. His face was only

of…something

he mad at

out of line, and now

Should I apologize?

trickled in like drops of poison, but as soon as they did, Aria

guilt they usually did

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

of her head was still there, whispering that she needed to apologize for the way she’d

feel compelled

realize that the

And Liam

didn’t

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