Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Seraphina’s POV 1

Consciousness returned slowly, like surfacing from deep water. The first thing I became aware of was warmth-the steady heat of someone’s hand wrapped around mine, anchoring me to the world of the living. Then came the scent. Sandalwood and masculine power that immediately told me exactly who was sitting beside my bed.

I opened my eyes to find myself in what appeared to be a private medical room, all white walls and gleaming equipment that hummed

softly in the background. Damien was slumped in a chair pulled close to my bedside, his expensive shirt wrinkled and his dark hair

disheveled as if he’d been running his hands through it repeatedly. His blue eyes, when they met mine, were filled with relief so intense it

took my breath away.

“Hey,” he said softly, his thumb tracing gentle circles on the back of my hand. “How are you feeling?”

“Like I got hit by a truck,” I admitted, my voice coming out as barely more than a rasp. “But alive.” I tried to sit up, wincing as various

muscles protested the movement. “How long was I out?”

“Six hours.” Damien’s grip on my hand tightened slightly, as if he was afraid I might disappear if he let go. “The doctors wanted to run every test imaginable, but your vitals were stable, so we decided to let you sleep it off naturally.”

trying to push myself further upright. “Is he okay? And Ben Thompson?

fine, actually. Every single warrior you touched

faint scars to show for injuries that should have taken weeks to heal.”

never seen anything

against the pillows as exhaustion still pulled at the

wasn’t a dream. I don’t really know

leaned forward, his full attention focused on me with

I did. I told him about the impossible meadow with its silver grass

revealed truths I’d never imagined. I watched his expression grow more serious

my voice growing stronger as the memories crystallized. “They weren’t just any wolves, Damien. They were the Alpha and Luna

as the Moon Goddess’s revelations played out in my mind. “Someone they trusted led rogues right to

was completely still, his face carved from granite as he absorbed what I

shocked by the brutality of it. An entire pack, wiped out overnight.” His blue eyes met mine, and I could see pain flickering in their depths. “I was seventeen when the news reached our territory. My father said it

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heard of.” 1

“You knew them?”

knew your father.” Damien’s grip on my hand tightened. “If you’re his daughter, Sera, then

alpha-born.”

down my spine. “The Moon Goddess said something similar. But I don’t

lost.”