Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

Chapter 28

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Valerie’s POV 1

I honestly never thought I’d see that bitch Seraphina again. After she slunk away from home five years ago with her tail between her legs,

I assumed she’d crawled into some corner somewhere with her little bastard and disappeared forever. The last thing I expected was to

find her working right beside the most powerful Alpha in the territory, looking like she actually belonged there.

The memory of being thrown out of that restaurant still burned in my chest like acid. The way Damien had looked at me-with such cold

disgust-when he’d ordered security to remove me. The way he’d automatically moved to protect Seraphina, like she was something

precious instead of the worthless omega reject she’d always been.

It made me want to scream.

Sitting in the passenger seat of Gabriel’s beat-up Honda, I stared out at the shabby neighborhood we now called home and felt my rage

building with each passing second. This wasn’t how my life was supposed to turn out. When I’d married Gabriel five years ago,

he’d

promised me everything-wealth, status, a position in the Nightshadow family that would make everyone who’d ever looked down on me

pay.

What a fucking joke.

Gabriel had spun elaborate tales about his importance in the pack, about his close relationship with his powerful Alpha brother, about

the inheritance that was supposedly coming his way. All lies.

The truth was that Damien barely acknowledged Gabriel’s existence. Gabriel was nothing more than their father’s bastard son-a

mistake that the family tolerated but never embraced. No money, no power, no influence. Just a disappointment who spent his days

playing video games and eating junk food while I worked myself to the bone trying to maintain some semblance of the lifestyle I

deserved.

“Valerie, baby, come on,” Gabriel whined from the driver’s seat, his hand creeping across the center console to rest on my thigh. “Don’t

be like this. You know I hate it when you’re mad.”

I slapped his hand away with enough force to make him yelp. “Don’t touch me,” I snarled, my voice dripping with disgust. “And don’t call

me baby. I’m not in the mood for your pathetic attempts at affection.”

Gabriel’s face crumpled like a kicked puppy’s. “But I missed you while you were at that fancy dinner. I was hoping we could… you know…”

He waggled his eyebrows in what he probably thought was a seductive manner.

The thought of letting this useless waste of space put his hands on me made my stomach turn. When had I ever found him attractive? He

just a burden

do when we get home,” I said through

don’t want them

face fell. “A cleaning service? Val,

can afford!” I exploded, my voice echoing in the cramped car.

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my face

every surface, empty beer bottles creating obstacle courses across the floor. I kicked an empty takeout container out of my way and immediately pulled out my phone to call the first cleaning service I could

answered. “How can

here immediately,” I said, not bothering with pleasantries. “My apartment is… challenging.

you can send

someone there as soon

grunt, already reaching for his gaming controller. “You know, Val, if you’d

little bit, maybe-”

around to face him, my hands clenched into fists. “Maybe I’d be happy living like

on our front door cut him off. I

to see some stranger with a bucket

a face I hadn’t seen

“Anna?”

in our doorway wearing a Martinez Cleaning Services polo shirt and carrying a caddy full

hair was pulled back

said, a slow smile spreading across her face. “Valerie Knight. Or should I

you like this.”

excited for the

with professional assessment. “Jesus, Val. What happened to you? I thought

would set you

look up from his game, his eyes widening as he took in Anna’s

tone he used when he thought

Gabriel a warning look. “An old friend from high school. Anna, this is my husband

taking in his rumpled

surrounded him

said dryly, “I can see

missed the sarcasm, puffing up with pride. “Yeah, Valerie

eye and raised one perfectly

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you go get us some coffee? Anna and I have

out of the room, Anna dropped onto our couch with a sigh. “Okay, spill. What the hell happened?

out loud. You should be

settled beside her, grateful to finally have someone who understood

of the family. More like the family disappointment that everyone tries to

“Including his Alpha brother?”

brother.” I couldn’t keep the bitterness out of

for a moment, her sharp mind clearly working through

than broke. My parents are demanding money for Dad’s medical bills, and I’ve maxed out every credit card trying

“God, Anna, I don’t know what I’m going to do. I had a plan, you know?

me, make him fall for me. But

with interest. “Seraphina Knight? Our favorite

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