Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Seraphina’s POV 1

The elevator ride down from Damien’s office felt surreal, like I was moving through a dream that might shatter at any moment. My hand

was clasped firmly in his, our fingers intertwined in a way that felt both completely natural and impossibly precious. Every few seconds, I

found myself stealing glances at his profile, searching for signs of the masked stranger from that magical night five years ago.

Now that I knew, I could see it everywhere. The strong line of his jaw, the way his hair caught the light, the confident set of his

shoulders. But most of all, it was his scent-that intoxicating blend of sandalwood and masculine power that had haunted my dreams for

years. How had I not recognized it immediately?

“Are you okay?” Damien asked softly as we stepped out into the parking garage, his thumb tracing gentle circles on the back of my hand.

I looked up at him, this man who was simultaneously a stranger and the most important person in my world, and felt tears threaten

again. “I don’t know,” I admitted honestly. “This is all so overwhelming. Five years, Damien. We missed five years.”

“But we have now,” he said, stopping beside his car to face me fully. His free hand came up to cup my cheek, and I leaned into his touch

instinctively. “We have now, and we have Adrian, and we have the rest of our lives to make up for lost time.”

“What are we going to tell Adrian?” I asked suddenly, the practical concerns finally catching up with the emotional whirlwind. “How do

we explain this to a five-year-old?”

Damien’s smile was soft and wondering. “We tell him the truth. That his daddy has been looking for him and his mommy for a very long

time, and now we’re finally together.”

When we pulled up in front of my building, I could see Adrian’s face pressed against the third-floor window, his breath fogging the glass

as he waited for me to come home. The moment he spotted us, he disappeared from view, and I knew he’d be racing down the stairs to

meet us.

Sure enough, the building’s front door burst open before we even reached it, and Adrian launched himself into my arms with the kind of

fierce enthusiasm that only children possessed.

“Mommy!” he exclaimed, wrapping his small arms around my neck. “You’re home! And Mr. Damien came with you!”

sweetheart,” I said, breathing in his familiar little-boy scent of soap and sunshine. Over his head, I

a fierce protectiveness-made my heart skip a

both of us with those distinctive silver-blue eyes, “are you

spaghetti, and

said, setting him down but keeping hold of his hand, “Mr. Damien and I

important”

serious, the way it always did when he sensed something significant

assured him quickly. “It’s good news.

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apartment, where Ophelia was waiting in the doorway with

said, taking in our joined hands and the emotional residue that probably still

interesting morning at

contained emotion, “you’re not going to believe what

I needed to talk to Adrian. The three of us settled on the small couch in my living

his attention focused

gentle but serious, “do you

said

Damien, who was watching our son with such intensity it took my

for us this whole time. He just didn’t

“Really? He was looking for

choosing my words carefully. “Do you

between us, his quick mind already putting pieces together. “And Mommy, you said my daddy

eyes too…”

coming again, but these were tears of pure joy.

daddy. Your real daddy.”

his

he whispered, as if speaking too loudly might break the spell.

I confirmed, using our

nearly knocked him

my son’s muffled voice say, “I knew it! I knew you felt

arms came up to wrap around Adrian, and the expression on his face-overwhelming love mixed with five years

I buried my face in my hands and sobbed, releasing

hope I’d carried for so

are you crying?” Adrian asked, pulling back from Damien to look at me

my sobs. “These are the happiest

Daddy?” Adrian asked, trying out the word with

so thick with emotion he could barely speak. “I’m the happiest man in the world,

been watching from the kitchen doorway with tears

said with a watery smile, “I guess this means I need to upgrade my

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