The Alpha King's Human Mate by HC Dolores

The Alpha King’s Human Mate

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“Everything I’ve ever let go of had claw marks on it.”

David Foster Wallace

There had never been a thing in Alessia’s life that she hadn’t had to fight for. That was one of the first lessons her father

instilled in her, long before he taught her anything else about the world

“You’re my only child, Lessie,” he’d told her when she was barely six- years-old, perched on his lap, and licking chocolate

sauce off her fingers. One of the ladies in their pack had dropped off a chocolate cake an hour ago. Alessia wasn’t sure why, but she wasn’t the first — a lot of women in their pack liked to bring baked goods to her father. They’d usually bat

their eyelashes and ask to come in, although her father never let them

“That means you’re my heir,” he’d continued

“What’s an heir?” Six-year-old Alessia had asked. It sounded a lot like air, but she didn’t think her father was calling her

that

“Tt means you’re the next in line to take my place as Alpha,” he’d explained, “One day, I’m going to be gone like your mother, and these people are going to depend on you.”

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“T don’t want you to leave,” she’d pouted, twisting her body around to look at him, “Not like mom. You have to stay.

Forever.”

She didn’t miss her mother – not the way her father did – but it was only because she’d died the same day Alessia came

into this world. It was hard to miss someone she only saw in framed photos around the house

“T can’t do that, Lessie,” he’d replied, his eyes softening, “Nobody can

That’s why we need to prepare you for what happens when I do.”

“So, I’ll be your heir?” She’d asked. She still didn’t quite understand what that meant, but it sounded cool. She saw the

way people looked up to her father, and her chest swelled when she thought of them doing the same to her

He’d nodded firmly. “Yes, but it’s more than that.”

She’d blinked at him curiously as he wiped the remaining chocolate sauce from her face with a napkin

“Things would be so much easier if you’d just been born a boy,” he’d said, “Or if you’d just had a brother I could teach

these things too.”

Even so young, Alessia had felt the disappointment for something she had no idea how to change

“But you weren’t,” he’d continued, “You’re a girl, which means that none of this will ever be easy for you. You’ll have to

fight for your

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birthright, and protect it from people who try to take it from you. You’ll have to prove yourself to the pack, even once

you’re Alpha. It never stops. You’ll have to spend every day fighting to make up for the biology you weren’t born with.” His voice had been hard and cold, like he’d drill these words into her brain if he could

And for the first time in six years — but not the last – Alessia had wished she’d been born a boy too

ese

At twelve-years-old, Alessia wished she’d been born a boy for the

second time. This time, it had nothing to do with her father or her birthright — it had to do with girls

“T can’t wait to meet my mate,” Elise said one morning in warrior training class. Alessia wasn’t sure she’d call Elise a

friend — she didn’t have friends – but she was probably the closest thing to one. She didn’t mind spending time around

Alessia, even when she was grouchy or ina bad mood

“Why?” Alessia snorted. Their instructor was late, which meant everyone in class had been freezing on the grass field for

twenty minutes. When she got her hands on Instructor Roman, she was going to kick

above the other kids her age, she might

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me. Don’t you want someone

her

arms over her chest. “Why would I want some gross boy

you. You don’t need a boy to

She suddenly turned to where some

hope Arthur is my mate.

gangly arms, was

nose in distaste. “You want Arthur? He couldn’t protect a fly,

Arthur — or any of the boys in

like toothpicks. Some of them were taller than her, but

the mat.

Instructor Roman finally showed. He was

head. “I know I’m late,” his

but I

ear, and she was so close

perfume. “Surely, you’d

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him to protect

retorted. She wondered if people would take

to do more one-on-one combat,” Roman explained, “Yl be pairing you up

complaining about who

a murmur of excited and less-than-excited murmurs from the group

Instructor Roman continued, and

complain

and Alessia.” She could

his throat bobbing nervously. They’d never fought each other,

undefeated amongst the class

grinned back

their turn, they both stepped onto the makeshift

on her, Arthur’s walk onto the mat was filled with

can take her, Arthur!” One of the boys

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may act like an Alpha, but

boiled, and she turned to the heckler, hissing, “I am

is,”

I will be

“I doubt it. When our current Alpha dies, the

to be a girl.”

you’re not reading this

to dive into

through their argument, “Keep your eyes on your opponent, Alessia.” His gaze

boy who’d been heckling from the sidelines. “And I don’t want to

still burning up her veins,

than when he’d first stepped onto the mat. He could probably

inside her

Good, she thought

hits,

then Instructor Roman clapped his hands

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start of the fight

Arthur struck first

hardly no effort at all for Alessia to

she took that opportunity

sprawling on the mat

him to the ground, driving all her

in horror, and he tapped the mat three times — the signal that he was tapping

giving up that easy? She hadn’t even hit him yet, and he was already trying to

really who Elise wanted to protect her? Over

up like she was supposed to, she dug her

she sniggered at him

nothing but tap out

firmly,

she was supposed to,

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off. He was just lying underneath her, limp, defeated,

Up now!” Roman growled more sternly

“I’m going.