Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Damien’s POV 1

The moment I heard Sera was coming home, I couldn’t think about anything else. I’d been checking my phone every few minutes, my wolf Alex pacing restlessly under my skin. I couldn’t focus on work at all.

Anna had cornered me just as I was heading for the door.

“Damien, we really need to go over these quarterly reports,” she said, spreading papers across my desk with that clingy smile of hers.

“The numbers don’t add up, and the board meeting is tomorrow.”

“It can wait,” I said, already reaching for my jacket.

“But this is important business,” Anna insisted, pressing closer than necessary. “Surely more important than whatever domestic issue is

calling you away?”

“The reports can wait until morning.”

She kept talking, batting her eyelashes and leaning closer every time she made a point about the reports. Her perfectly manicured

fingers would “accidentally” brush against my arm as she reached for documents, and she kept tilting her head in that calculated way

that made her blonde hair cascade over one shoulder.

“You work so hard, Damien,” she purred, her voice dropping to what she probably thought was a seductive whisper. “You deserve

someone who truly appreciates your dedication to the company.” Her hand lingered on my desk, fingertips drumming in a pattern

designed to draw attention to her expensive manicure.

By the time I finally escaped the office, brushing past her with barely contained irritation, I was wound tight as a spring. Every instinct

screamed at me to get home, to make sure Sera was safe, to wash the cloying scent of Anna’s desperation from my memory.

Now, climbing the stairs to her apartment, I could smell her familiar scent of lavender and vanilla growing stronger. But there was

something else mixed in. My wolf immediately went on high alert.

I could hear laughter through the door as I reached her floor. Adrian’s delighted giggle, Sera’s warm laugh, and another voice-deeper,

unfamiliar, male.

knocked, maybe harder than I meant

Sera called out, her voice bright and happy in a way that made my chest

was chattering

this stranger was.

me in the kitchen doorway stopped me

enough that they almost touched, stood a man I’d never seen before.

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scene hit me like

filling the

his nostrils flaring as he caught my scent. His eyes sharpened with recognition of what

he didn’t

I asked, my voice deceptively

extending his hand. “I’m Caleb

just drove down from

handshake, my eyes fixed on his face. “And what exactly

together,” he said simply. “Our fathers were friends. Sera and

we were children.”

through my dark thoughts. I saw concern in her green eyes. “Caleb helped

He’s been incredibly

carefully. “And

I saw something

childhood friends,” Caleb

oblivious to the tension, chose that moment

me. “Look, this is my mommy’s friend Caleb! He knows all

he’s staying for dinner!”

kitchen with predatory grace, every line of my body radiating territorial aggression. “Is that so?” I

the word dripping with

and I saw his hands clench at his sides. Good.

a warning. “Caleb has been nothing but helpful. He and his parents opened their

I needed somewhere

said, forcing my voice level. “How

should be grateful, Sera continued, her green eyes flashing with anger, “Caleb went out of his way to

help me find answers.

to help,” I replied, staring at Caleb as I emphasized the word in a way

meaning clear.

straw. Caleb stepped forward, meeting my hostile

people in my life, and