Todos los capítulos de Born Human: Claimed by an Alpha: Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 20

Scarlett POV Before my brain could process Esther’s words, Lily let out a strangled gasp beside me and all attention turned to her.“The Alpha King wants to dine with us?” she asked skeptically, “Like in the same room? At the same time?”Esther’s smile didn’t fade for a moment. “Yes, Ms. Darwin . There are more than fifty different Alpha children here from across the world. The King won’t have time. to meet with everyone, but he’s hand-selected a few Alpha children he’d like to get to know better.” The possibility of having to sit across from the actual Alpha King and eat dinner with him – certainly didn’t help my anxiety, but it’s not like it was a total shock. I knew there’d be a possibility that I’d see the Alpha King at some point. I had just figured it would be while I was blending into the wallpaper at the diplomatic meeting, not during an intimate dinner party. In a weird way, it helped that I wasn’t the only one anxious about dining with the king. At least Lily seemed just

“At a dinner party, one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.”As we stood in front of the door that led into the dining room, all I could think about were how clammy my palms were. What if the Alpha King wanted to shake my hand? Was I supposed to give him my clammy hands? Werewolves had heightened senses, there’s no way he wouldn’t notice if my hands were clammy.Pull yourself together, Scarlett. The last thing you needed to be worried about is sweaty palms.I wiped my hands on the light blue dress I was wearing for the thirtieth time since we’d left the room. The dress wasn’t anything elaborate, but I hoped it would be appropriate for a dinner party. When Lily saw what I’d brought in my backpack, she’d declared all of it unfit for the dinner party and handed me this dress instead.I had to admit Lily’s taste in clothes was top-notch. The dress was form-fitting. with spaghetti straps and it stopped just above my knees. It looked good. Beside me, Lily a

Silence descended on the room like a thick blanket and the only sounds that could be heard were the clomping of boots.The Alpha King was a tall, broad-shouldered man that stood at least 6’4. I could tell it was the same man from the painting he had the same dark eyes and russet skin, but his hair was thinner, grayer and his face was stern.He wore some kind of dark blue military uniform with gold buttons and the Bardot crest emblazoned on the front. “Well, it looks like I’m late to my own dinner party,” he said, stopping in front of his chair. His voice was far deeper than I thought it would be and it left an unpleasant knot in my stomach.This guy is as intimidating as it gets. Almost immediately, Sebastian, Lily, Aakesh, Ezra, and even Angel stood up, their chairs clanking against the marble floors. I scrambled up after them and hoped that the King hadn’t noticed my delay. Everyone sat back down once he was seated.Why did nobody tell me there’s an entire royal etiquette at play

The King grinned.“Will he be at the meeting tomorrow, Your Majesty?” Sebastian asked. It was the first time he’d spoken since the Alpha King walked into the room.“Yes,” the Alpha King said, “He has a vested interest in the meeting. I have no doubt he’ll be there.”Well, that just confirms that most of this meeting is just a rouse for the Prince to find his mate.Fine by me.If the Prince is too busy hunting down his mate, I can do what I do best at these sorts of things and make friends with the wallpaper (and hopefully whoever is in charge of the food).Suddenly, my mind flashed back to my conversation with the elder from the pack.the old man who had told me that there was a miniscule chance I could be a wolf’s mate given my bloodline.No, there’s no way.If I was someone’s mate, I’m sure I would’ve felt it some sort of mate pull like the wolves do.I’m only human, there’s no way I’m going to end up someone’s mate, let alone the prince of wolves.It’s such a miniscule chance, and

Alessia’s smile dropped and her face became blank as she stared at the moon. “No, you’re not missing anything,” she said, “Female Alphas are rare. It pretty much never happens, even when you’ve got the right blood. I was my dad’s only child, the only heir with Alpha blood in my veins. I spent my entire life training and preparing for the Alpha position, but when he died, it didn’t matter. All the pack elders wanted to give the position to my dad’s Beta. They insisted that I’d be happier “not on the battlefield.” That’s code for them telling me I needed to stay inside the house, find a mate, and pop out a bunch of babies like a docile female wolf.”Alessia’s face was blank but I could see the rage burning in her eyes.“I’m sorry,” I said, “That’s awful that they tried to toss you aside like that. But if everyone was against it, how did you manage to become Alpha?”Alessia’s mouth twisted into a bloodthirsty grin as she turned to look at me. “That Beta they wanted to put in my place? I