Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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35 Chapter 35

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

and beg Harold’s forgiveness for

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

images her words conjured made me physically sick. “You win,” I whispered. “I’ll do whatever you want. Just tell me where

better. Valerie said with satisfaction, finally releasing her brutal

*We can’t let them win! Not

paused at the door way 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. This is what happens to omegas who forget their

from the wall, ignoring the pain in my ribs and the throbbing in my head. My wolf was stirring

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Ayla’s voice

expected, her hand shooting out to grab my wrist

little-”

That’s when it happened.

been building in my chest exploded outward like a dam bursting, and

voice in my mind, but her actual presence, her wild strength flooding through my muscles like

fire.

I said, and my voice was different now-deeper, carrying an undertone that made

alarm.

gasped. My fingernails were elongating into claws, sharp

more prominent

Valerie started to say, but I

strength, lifting her off the ground as if she weighed nothing. Her

and terror as her feet kicked uselessly in the

Son.” Each word came out as a growl, my

clawing at my hand

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

floor. Blood trickled from numerous cuts where the shards had found their

a trail of blood on the polished floor, but I was on

her ankle and dragged her back, ignoring

elongated claws digging into her leg hard enough to

bitches who threaten

onto her back and wrapped both hands around her throat, my newfound

turning purple, her eyes rolling back as she fought

her,* Ayla’s voice urged in my mind, wild with bloodlust. *She

wanted to squeeze until her struggles stopped, until she paid the ultimate price for

son.

of rage, a smaller voice whispered