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.”

eyes as understanding took its place. A gentle smile curved

he nodded.

he said with a quiet

The heat of his body at my back was both comforting and overwhelming.

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

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a lot recently,” he said, and there was warning in his voice. “Family issues. Dangerous situations. I’ve been

them.”

feel the alpha dominance radiating from Damien, could see how it made Caleb stiffen with instinctive submission. But to

didn’t back

said carefully, “she mentioned some family

word ‘support’ came out like

apparently deciding the grown-ups were being boring, “can we

course, sweetheart,” I said, my voice only

focus on something-anything-other than the suffocating tension that

a

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

focused intensity

The silence was deafening.

vigor than strictly necessary, hyperaware of the two large males

at the exact same moment Caleb moved to grab a dish towel. It would

comical if it weren’t so

“Salt, Damien said curtly.

replied with equal

He zoomed between

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

then glared at each other

stirring, while Adrian launched into what appeared to be an

between the refrigerator and

of the pan. The sauce was bubbling

involved jumping from chair to chair while making sound effects that could probably be heard

over.

approximately thirty seconds away from throwing down my wooden spoon and shouting at all three of them to GET OUT when the blessed sound of a key turning in the lock echoed through the

what you were looking for, or-” Ophelia’s voice called