Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Damien’s POV 1

My wolf Alex was going absolutely feral in my mind, pacing and snarling with protective instincts that didn’t make complete sense but

felt as natural as breathing.

What the hell was he doing here? Where was Sera? She was fiercely protective of Adrian, would never willingly leave him alone anywhere, let alone in one of the most dangerous areas of our territory. Something was very, very wrong.

I approached slowly, keeping my movements calm and non-threatening as I took in his condition. I crouched down to his level, careful to keep my expression gentle despite the rage building in my system like a gathering storm. How had he gotten here? Who would bring a

four-year-old child to the middle of nowhere and just… leave him?

“I’m not your daddy,” I said softly, shaking my head with genuine regret as I watched his face fall. “But we’ve met before, remember? I’m

your mommy’s boss.”

Adrian’s face scrunched up in concentration as he studied my features through his tears. His small hands wiped at his cheeks, leaving

muddy streaks across his pale skin. After a moment, recognition flickered in those remarkable blue eyes.

“You’re the tall man,” he said slowly, his voice still shaky but growing slightly Stronger. “The one who brought Mommy home that night

when she was sleeping.”

“That’s right.” I kept my voice calm and reassuring, the same tone I’d use to approach a frightened animal. “I’m Damien. Can you tell me

how you got here, Adrian? This is a very dangerous place for little boys.”

But the moment I asked the question, Adrian’s entire demeanor shifted. His small mouth clamped shut, his shoulders hunching forward

defensively as his eyes darted away from mine.

“I can’t tell,” he whispered, his voice so quiet I had to lean closer to hear him. “She said I can’t tell anyone, or bad things will happen to

Mommy”

The rage in my chest intensified, burning like acid in my veins. Someone had threatened this child, used his love for his mother as a

weapon to ensure his silence.

wolves out here- rogues

that?”

intensity that seemed far too mature for his age. His blue eyes searched mine, looking for

tears spilled down his dirt-stained

breaking with

leave you, I promised, extending my hand toward him with the same careful gentleness I’d use with an injured wolf pup. “I’ll take you

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his tiny hand in mine. His fingers were cold

scooped him up into my arms, noting how light he felt-too light, like he hadn’t been eating enough lately. He immediately wrapped

my neck and buried his face against my shoulder, his little body shaking

murmured, one hand stroking his tangled curls as I stood. “You’re safe now. I’ve got

my beta, who was standing guard at the edge of the clearing with the other pack members. “We’re

this sector and put out an alert-someone dumped a

drive back toward civilization was tense, every shadow between the trees potentially hiding threats that

minutes of getting into the

was safe and warm.

was stirring, blinking up at me with sleepy confusion that quickly gave way

curiosity.

still thick with sleep as he rubbed his eyes with small fists.

him, though my attempts to reach Sera had

her son was missing? The possibilities that ran through my mind

blood run cold.

settling more comfortably against my chest as if he belonged there. “I

wolves.”

through

forests, of pack bonds that could never be broken. Adrian listened with rapt

with questions.

like yours?” he asked at one point, studying my face with the intense

manage.

carefully, “It runs in

earlier trauma temporarily forgotten in the excitement of

sometimes they look different in the

very

too, but they’re green like emeralds,” Adrian continued. “She says I got my eyes from my daddy,

my daddy