Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Seraphina’s POV 1

My hands curled into fists at my sides as rage built in my chest like molten lava. “Where is my son, Valerie?”

“Oh, Adrian?” She examined her perfectly manicured nails with theatrical indifference. “I’m sure he’s around somewhere. Children are so

adventurous at that age, aren’t they? Always wandering off, getting into places they shouldn’t.”

The casual cruelty in her voice made something snap inside me. I lunged forward, my hands reaching for her throat, but Valerie was

ready for me. Her fist connected with my cheek with enough force to send me stumbling backward into the wall, stars exploding across

my vision.

“Now, now,” she said conversationally, shaking out her hand as if hitting me had been nothing more than swatting a fly. “Let’s not make

this harder than it needs to be. You know what Mother wants. Just come home, marry Harold like a good little omega, and I’ll tell you

exactly where to find your precious bastard.”

“Never,” I spat, tasting blood on my lip.

Valerie’s laugh was like breaking glass. “Oh, but you will. Because the alternative is so much worse.” She moved closer, her voice dropping

to a whisper that somehow made it ten times more terrifying. “Do you know what happens to little boys lost in the forest, Sera? The

border territories are crawling with rogues these days. Hungry, desperate wolves who wouldn’t hesitate to tear apart anything weak and

helpless they happened to find.”

She grabbed a fistful of my hair and yanked my head back with vicious force, making my scalp burn with pain. “Your little boy is

somewhere in rogue territory right now, Sera. Probably scared, probably crying for his mommy. And every minute you waste here

arguing with me is another minute he’s alone out there with the monsters.” 1

“Let go of me!” I tried to wrench free, but her grip was like iron.

“Here’s what’s going to happen,” she hissed in my ear, her breath hot against my skin. “You’re going to come with me right now. You’re

knees, and beg Harold’s forgiveness for your earlier tantrum. You’re

there in Mother’s living room, and you’re going to be

“You win,” I whispered. “I’ll do whatever you want.

satisfaction, finally releasing her

sharp with desperation. *We can’t let them win! Not when

to deliver one final blow. “Oh, and Sera? When you’re lying under Harold tonight, when he’s grunting and sweating on top of you, just remember-this is exactly what you deserve.

away from the wall, ignoring the pain in my ribs and the throbbing in my head. My wolf was stirring with a strength I’d never felt before,

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voice was

than I expected, her hand shooting out to grab my wrist with

little-”

That’s when it happened.

that had been building in my chest exploded outward like a dam bursting, and suddenly there was

in my body. Not just Ayla’s voice in my mind, but her actual

fire.

son.” I said, and my voice was different now-deeper, carrying

alarm.

looked down at my hands and gasped. My fingernails were elongating into claws, sharp and deadly, while my

more prominent in

Valerie started to say, but I

her throat with superhuman strength, lifting her off the ground as if

her feet kicked

out as a growl, my voice distorted

clawing at

across the hallway with enough force to send her crashing into the trophy case, glass exploding

numerous cuts where the

trail of blood on the polished floor, but I was

and dragged her back,

want to play games with my child?” I snarled, my elongated claws digging into her leg hard enough to

who

back and wrapped both hands around her throat, my newfound strength making it absurdly easy to pin

form. Her face was turning purple, her eyes rolling back as she

wild with

wanted to. Part of me wanted to squeeze until her struggles

son.

of rage, a smaller voice whispered that Adrian needed me alive and free,