Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Seraphina’s POV 1

Caleb crouched down to Adrian’s eye level with natural ease. “You have excellent manners, Adrian. Your mom has told me so many wonderful things about you.”

That was all the encouragement Adrian needed. His shyness evaporated like morning mist as his face lit up with delight.

“Do you want to see my room?” he asked with the kind of immediate trust that only children possessed. “I have a really cool dinosaur collection, and Mr. Damien helped me organize it by time periods. The T-Rex is my favorite, but the Triceratops is pretty cool too because it has three horns and-”

“Adrian,” I interrupted gently, laughing at his rapid-fire enthusiasm. “Maybe Caleb needs to get going. He has business in the city, and-”

“Actually,” Caleb said, standing up but keeping his attention focused on Adrian, “I’d love to see your dinosaur collection. I’m something of a paleontology enthusiast myself.”

Adrian’s eyes went wide with excitement. “Really? Do you know about the Cretaceous period?”

“I do indeed,” Caleb replied with genuine interest. “Did you know that not all dinosaurs went extinct? Birds are actually direct descendants of theropod dinosaurs.”

“Whoa!” Adrian grabbed Caleb’s hand without hesitation. “Come on, I have to show you my Velociraptor! Mr. Damien said they were really smart hunters, and they had these really sharp claws-”

I followed behind as Adrian dragged Caleb toward our apartment building, chattering nonstop about dinosaurs and fossils and everything he’d apparently learned during his time with Damien. Watching Caleb patiently answer every question and respond to Adrian’s excitement with genuine enthusiasm, I felt a warmth spread through my chest.

Once we reached my apartment, Adrian immediately launched into the grand tour, pulling Caleb from room to room with the kind of

boundless energy that only five-year-olds possessed. I trailed behind.

throwing open his bedroom door with theatrical flair.

them sitting cross-legged on the floor, Adrian’s small hands

my throat tight

suddenly, his face brightening with inspiration. “You should

we could watch

why that might not be possible, but Caleb looked up at me with

in my

for dinner,” Caleb said

to resist. “Of course,”

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sauce while listening to Adrian and Caleb debate the merits of different dinosaurs. Adrian

help us cook?” Adrian asked, appearing in the

pretty handy in the kitchen,” Caleb offered with

Mommy?” Adrian added his

together in the kitchen, Adrian standing on a chair to help mix

It felt surprisingly natural, like we’d done

with typical childhood directness as he carefully

I protested, feeling heat rise in my cheeks. “That’s

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