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

minutes. When she got her hands on

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me,” Elise continued, her blonde braids flapping in the breeze. “And protect me. Don’t you want someone to love and protect you, Lessie?” Her big blue

in her chest

would I want

don’t need a boy to protect you when I

a mate’s job!” She suddenly turned to where

dreamily. “I hope Arthur is my mate. He’s so cute. And he looks strong.” The

red-headed boy with gangly arms, was laughing with his

up her nose in distaste. “You want Arthur? He couldn’t

what Elise might find appealing about Arthur — or any of the boys in

them were scrawny like toothpicks. Some of them were taller than her, but she’d gone head-to-head with

mat. She was

could jump to Arthur’s defense, Instructor Roman finally

and biceps the size of her head. “I know I’m late,” his deep voice boomed across the field,

but I appreciate

Instructor Roman?” Elise whispered into her ear, and

perfume. “Surely, you’d

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to

his muscles,” she retorted. She wondered if people would take her more seriously if she had

do more one-on-one combat,” Roman explained, “Yl be pairing you up randomly, so I don’t

any complaining about who you’re

excited and less-than-excited murmurs from

Roman continued, and began listing off the pairings before anyone

complain

and Alessia.” She

bobbing nervously. They’d never fought each other, but he had to know

undefeated amongst the class

grinned back

they both stepped onto the makeshift mats set up on

Arthur’s walk onto the mat was filled

Arthur!” One of the boys he’d

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from the sidelines. “She may act like an Alpha, but she’s not

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

your father is,” the boy

I will

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

to be a girl.”

you’re not reading this book on n𝘰𝚟el5s.com, you might be missing

over there to dive into

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

the sidelines. “And I don’t want to hear any

anger still burning up her veins,

even more than when he’d first stepped onto

inside her

Good, she thought

hits, and the fight is over when one

Instructor Roman clapped

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start of the fight

Arthur struck first

hardly no effort at

that

the mat with a

to the ground,

tapped the mat three times — the signal that he was tapping out

She hadn’t even hit him

who Elise wanted to protect

dug her

she sniggered at him

did nothing but tap out

up, Alessia,” Instructor Roman called firmly, “He tapped out. The

should, she was

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was just lying underneath her, limp, defeated, and weak. Surely, Elise saw how incompetent of a

Up now!” Roman growled more sternly this

exhaled. “I’m