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

burden dragging me

get home,” I said through gritted teeth, “is clean up

service, and I don’t want them to

face fell. “A cleaning service?

we can afford!” I exploded, my voice echoing in

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medical bills, and I look like a failure every time I show my face in public. The least you can

courses across the

Services,” a cheerful voice answered. “How can we

with pleasantries. “My apartment

can send someone within

someone there as

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

his mouth to respond, but the sharp knock on our front door cut him off. I smoothed down my

to see some stranger with a bucket

staring into a face I

“Anna?”

Martinez Cleaning Services polo shirt

hair was pulled back in

slow smile spreading across her face. “Valerie Knight.

you like this.”

threw my arms around her, genuinely excited for the first

of a living room with professional assessment. “Jesus, Val. What happened to you? I

Nightshadow family would

his game, his eyes widening as he took in Anna’s appearance. “Who’s this?” he asked,

tone he used when he

quickly, shooting Gabriel a warning look. “An old friend from high school.

disdain, taking in his rumpled clothes, his soft

him like

“I can see why

with pride. “Yeah, Valerie knows quality when she

eye and raised one perfectly

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sweetly, “why don’t you go get us some coffee? Anna and I have

our couch with

Alpha’s brother, for crying out loud. You should be living in a mansion, not this…

beside her, grateful to finally have someone who understood

More like the family

“Including his Alpha brother?”

I couldn’t keep

mind clearly working

money for Dad’s medical bills, and I’ve maxed

I’m going to do. I had a plan, you know? I was

But

voice sharpened with interest. “Seraphina Knight? Our favorite little omega

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