The Alpha King’s Human Mate
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“At the end of the day, it isn’t where I came from. Maybe home is somewhere I’m going and never have been.”
Warsan Shire
Aria had always thought the most beautiful ce in the world was Liam’s pack and home. However, from the moment
she stepped into Sebastian’s pack, she realized just how wrong she’d been
Liam’s pack was a bleakparison to the vibrant beauty of Sebastian’s home. After a short ne ride, where she’d
somehow managed to fall asleep on Sebastian’s shoulder, a car and a driver had been waiting for them at the airport.
The driver had stared at her curiously, but he didn’t ask who she was – and a single look from Sebastian, and the driver
didn’t look at her for the rest of the ride
Sebastian made small talk with her most of the way, pointing out coolndmarks or ces he’d been to. His voice filled
the empty space of the car, and Aria found it soothing
A wee distraction from the fact that she was, once again, leaving
behind everything she’d known to go somewhere new
Except this time, it was no one’s choice but her own
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Her parents weren’t forcing her, Liam wasn’t ordering her to leave. She was in the driver’s seat — metaphorically, of
course
The ride itself had been long, and Aria couldn’t help but notice how different Washington looked than Texas, where her
family lived
In Texas, everything was t and spread out with a dry heat that never seemed to go away, even in the dead of winter
Washington was refreshing
For once, she didn’t have the constant reminder of the sun beating down on her. Here, it was tucked behind a heavyyer
of clouds and thick trees. And as they drove, civilization became scarcer, the roads got narrower, and the trees gotrger
Eventually, the driver turned onto a dirt road cloaked byrge pine trees, and Aria caught sight of what she assumed to
be a few pack members on patrol. They were in the tree line, in their wolf forms, and one of them nodded at their car as
they passed through
They drove further in, the gravel of the road crunching under the tires of their SUV, until the trees cleared and –
There it was
Sebastian’s pack
It was much bigger than she’d expected, bigger than her parents’ pack
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and even Liam’s
There wererge residential wooden cabins as far as she could see as well as moremercial buildings: a convenience
store, arge infirmary, and even a building that looked like a school in the distance
People walked along the road or the sidewalk, mothers held the hands
of their children as they crossed the street, teenagers gathered in small groups to gossip
“Woah,” she couldn’t help but mutter
Sebastian, who’d already been staring at her, raised an eyebrow. “What is it?”
She swallowed. If she strained, she could hear bits and pieces of their conversations — the teenagersughing about
their crushes or the parent asking their child what candy they wanted from the story
“The people…” she started
“What? Your pack didn’t have people?” Sebastian asked, his voice teasing
“It’s not that,” she said, “It’s just…everyone seems so happy here.”
She didn’t need to look at him to know he was looking at her like she was a pitiful puppy who’d been caught shivering in
the rain
It didn’t change the truth of what she’d said
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When she’d lived with her parents or Liam, nob*dy had ever seemed truly happy or rxed. Both her father and Liam
had enforced stringent rules on their packs, but especially on the women. How to dress, how to talk, how to please their mates
And while she might’ve been eager for Liam’s approval, she couldn’t remember thest time she’d ever been rxed like
these people were, content to just go about her business
She tried to shake off these depressing thoughts before her mood took a nosedive for the rest of the day. This was
supposed to be the start of something new and exciting, of her and Sebastian’s life together
With that in mind, she grabbed Sebastian’s hand and forced the biggest smile she could. “Your home is lovely,” she said,This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.
“Where to first?”
He didn’t lookpletely convinced by her sudden shift in mood, but he seemed to realize it wasn’t something she wanted to dwell on. So, he replied, “Well, I was thinking we could stop by my family’s home first
You could meet my parents.”
“Your parents?” She echoed
“Yeah, they know you’reing,” he said, and he must’ve read the panic on her face because he was quick to add, “They
know all about you, and I promise they’re excited to meet you. My mom’s thrilled honestly — she’s been waiting for me
to meet my mate since the day I turned sixteen.”
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It was hard for Aria to believe that Sebastian’s parents would truly be excited to meet her, knowing her background, but
he seemed genuine
“Really?” She asked
“Really,” he smiled, and squeezed her hand, “My mom is just going to be excited to have another girl in the family,
especially with my sisters living in other ces now.”
As he said it, Aria noticed that the car turned onto a private drive, even more gravel crunching under the tires
The house they arrived in wasrge, probably thergest house she’d seen so far. It must’ve easily been three floors,
although she shouldn’t have been surprised. Sebastian’s father was the Alpha, of course he’d have the biggest house in
the pack
“Here we are,” the driver told them, the first thing he’d said the entire drive
Sebastian nodded, opened his door and then gestured for Aria to follow him out. She took his hand without question,
but as they walked up the drive, she couldn’t help but say, “Wait.”
Sebastian stopped in his tracks immediately. “What’s wrong?”
“lm not…” She gestured down to her in cotton pajamas, the same clothes she’d left the castle in. “I’m not dressed in
the right attire for meeting your parents.”
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The worst part was that she didn’t have anything to change into. She’d entered the castle with nothing but the clothes
on her back, and left that way
“That’s okay,” Sebastian said, “My parents won’t mind. If anything, my mom will want to share her entire wardrobe with
you.”
Aria nodded, but her stomach still continued to twist in knots as they came closer to the door. She inched closer to her mate as he opened the
door, and – “WELCOME HOME!”
Aria nearly lept out of her skin when she realized that it wasn’t just Sebastian’s parents standing in the foyer of the home,
but what must’ve been at least thirty people, crammed into every inch of the hallway
Aria curled into Sebastian’s back immediately, and he straightened up, stepping in front of her to hide her from view
Arge man broke away from the crowd, and Aria identified him as Sebastian’s father, Alpha Bellevue, immediately: he
was just an inch shorter than her mate and with blonde hair, but their eyes were the same piercing blue. He had arge
grin on his face, and Aria’s assumption was only confirmed when he pulled Sebastian in for a hug, pping him on the
back. “Wee home, son.”
Sebastian was not smiling
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“Dad, what is this? Why is everyone here?” More quietly, he added, “I thought I told you that I wanted just you and mom
here.”
Sebastian’s father shrugged. “Well, yeah, but everyone knew you wereing back. Everyone was worried about you,
you know. Going off to battle for your sister…you’re lucky the entire pack wasn’t waiting on your doorstep.”
Before he could reply, a smaller woman sidled up next his father and pulled Sebastian into a close hug. No doubt his mother, Luna Grace — they shared the same rich brown hair color
“Oh, my baby,” she breathed, “You have no idea how worried I was about you.”
They embraced for a moment longer before Sebastian pulled away, and Aria could make out unshed tears in Luna
Grace’s eyes
That was only the start of the reunion
One by one, every pack member crammed into the house took their turn weing Sebastian back, some armed with
questions about the castle or the King or Queen rk:
So…our little human is really the Queen then? And she’s still human? She didn’t have some sort of dormant wolf?
Is it true that she ran from the King after she found out she was meant to be Queen? What was she so scared for? She’s
lived around us for most of
her life, we practically raised that girl!
Sebastian answered every question to the best of his ability, but Aria could see that thements grated on him. Queen
or not, he was still clearly protective of his little sister.)
Aria was so focused on Sebastian’s conversations and blending into the background that she hadn’t noticed Alpha
Bellevue approach her. He stood next to her, arms crossed and with a look she couldn’t quite read as he said, “So, my son
tells me you’re to be the future Luna of this pack. Aria Thomas, I presume?”
She’d never wanted to melt into the wallpaper more