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.

maybe harder

bright and happy in a way that made my chest

sound of voices down the hallway. Adrian was chattering about dinosaurs, but the responses

this stranger was.

sight that hit me in

at the stove stirring pasta sauce, her dark hair falling around her shoulders. But right next to her, close enough that they

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domestic scene hit me like a

my alpha aura unfurl, filling the kitchen with dominance and barely contained

as he caught

he

is this?” I asked, my

his hand. “I’m

drove down from

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

“We grew up together,” he said simply. “Our fathers were friends. Sera and I have been friends

we were children.”

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

been

thoughtful,” I said carefully.

and I saw something there that made my wolf

friends,”

tension, chose

he noticed me. “Look, this is my mommy’s

he’s staying for dinner!”

the kitchen with predatory grace, every line of my

the word

jaw tightened, and I saw his hands clench at

Sera said, her voice carrying a warning. “Caleb has been nothing but helpful. He

somewhere safe

course, I said, forcing my voice level. “How fortunate you had such… comprehensive

“Caleb went out of his way to help

help me find answers.

he was more than happy to help,” I replied, staring at

meaning clear.

straw. Caleb stepped forward, meeting my hostile stare with steel

my life, and has been since we were children. When someone I care about is in trouble, I don’t hesitate