Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

5163 Chapter 63

Seraphina’s POV 1

The words hit me like a physical blow, stealing the breath from my lungs. Adrian’s father. Damien had just claimed to be Adrian’s father, with that commanding alpha authority that brooked no argument.

My hands trembled as I gripped the wooden spoon, the pasta sauce forgotten as I stared at Damien in shock. His silver-blue eyes met mine across the suddenly silent kitchen, and in them I saw absolute certainty, possessive determination, and something else-a

challenge.

Caleb’s face went pale, his eyes darting between Damien and me with growing understanding.

“I…” The words stuck in my throat. How could I explain this?

Adrian, bless his innocent heart, seemed completely oblivious to the earth-shattering revelation that had just been dropped. He was still

holding Damien’s hand, looking up at him with those bright eyes.

“You’re my daddy?” Adrian asked with the kind of simple directness that only children possessed. There was no confusion in his voice, no

doubt-just acceptance and a kind of wondering joy.

“This is…” Caleb’s voice was hoarse. He cleared his throat and tried again. “This is Adrian’s father?”

Heat flooded my cheeks. There was no way to make this less awkward. “Caleb,” I said quietly, “this is Damien Nightshadow. He’s… he’s

my…”

The words caught in my throat again. What was Damien to me? My mate? My boss? All of the above?

Damien rose to his full height, keeping one protective hand on Adrian’s shoulder. When he spoke, his voice carried that alpha authority

that made my knees weak.

“I’m Sera’s mate,” he said simply, and the possessive way he said it made my stomach flip.

“I see,” Caleb said stiffly. His friendly demeanor had completely disappeared, replaced by something cooler, more distant. “I wasn’t aware

that Sera was in a relationship.”

“I actually wanted to tell you,” I said, relief flooding through me as I found the right words. “About Damien and me, I mean. But every time

I tried to bring it up while I was here, something would interrupt us.”

from his eyes as understanding took its place. A

he nodded.

sounds about right,” he said with a quiet

other, Damien said smoothly, stepping closer to me. The heat of his body at my back was both comforting and overwhelming. “It’s been a… surprising discovery for

warm, possessive weight that made Ayla practically purr with satisfaction. “Sera has had to

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recently,” he said, and there was warning in his voice. “Family issues.

them.”

from Damien, could see how

he didn’t

“she mentioned some family trouble. I’m glad she has…

came out like he was

apparently deciding the grown-ups were being boring,

sweetheart,” I said, my voice only slightly

the stove, determined to focus on something-anything-other than the

like a

my left elbow, wordlessly taking over chopping vegetables. Caleb materialized

focused intensity

The silence was deafening.

pasta sauce with perhaps more vigor than strictly necessary, hyperaware of the two large males

across me for the salt at the exact same moment Caleb moved to grab a dish towel.

if it weren’t

“Salt, Damien said curtly.

replied with equal

adult weirdness surrounding him. He zoomed between our legs, nearly

with a hand on my shoulder. Caleb stepped sideways to avoid the small missile that

simultaneously, then glared at each other for

into what appeared to be

the refrigerator and

to the bottom of the pan. The sauce was bubbling ominously. Adrian had progressed to

while

over.

three of them to GET OUT when the blessed sound of a key turning in the lock echoed

go? Did you find what you were looking for, or-” Ophelia’s voice called