Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Seraphina’s POV 1

Three days later, the doctor finally cleared me to leave the hospital, though he insisted I take things slowly

for at least another week. The pregnancy was progressing normally, and my body had recovered remarkably

well from the trauma it had endured.

As Damien helped me out of the wheelchair at the entrance to the military base where the training camp was

located, I could feel the change in myself more acutely than ever. The air seemed crisper, sounds were

sharper, and there was a thrumming energy beneath my skin that made me feel like I could take on the world.

“You ready for this?” Damien asked quietly, his hand steady on my elbow as we walked toward the main

building.

“I think so,” I said, though truthfully I wasn’t sure what to expect. The last time these people had seen me, I’d

been an omega who’d collapsed from overexertion. Now I was… what exactly? An alpha? A Luna-to-be? A

pregnant woman carrying the future heir to the most powerful pack in the region?

The weight of it all should have been overwhelming, but instead I felt oddly calm. Centered, even.

“Remember what we discussed,” Damien murmured as we approached the entrance. “Don’t try to suppress

your new nature. Let them feel what you’ve become.”

I nodded, straightening my shoulders and lifting my chin. Whatever happened next, I would face it head-on.

The moment we stepped through the doors, I could sense the change in the atmosphere. Conversations died

mid-sentence as heads turned in our direction. The dozen or so warriors scattered throughout the lobby

froze, their expressions shifting from casual recognition to something approaching awe.

Marcus Thompson, the gruff combat instructor who’d been skeptical of my presence at the beginning of my

training, was the first to approach us. But instead of his usual confident swagger, his steps were measured,

almost hesitant.

“Sera,” he began, then stopped, his brow furrowing as if he were trying to process something he couldn’t

quite understand. “You… you feel different.”

I could see the exact moment when my new scent fully registered with his wolf. His eyes widened, his

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posture automatically straightening into something more deferential. Before I could say a word, he inclined

in a gesture of respect I’d never seen

the title falling from

the room like a stone dropped in still

look at me properly, their wolves recognizing what

of them went through the same process-confusion,

automatic show of respect.

looked like the intention to give

me, her step faltered, her wolf clearly responding to my transformed

uncertainly, her voice higher

her nervousness, her confusion, and underneath it all, the

a heady feeling, this newfound authority, but I didn’t want it to

me and the people who had

offering her a warm smile. “I’m still the same person who

when I first

gathered around us, drawn by the unmistakable

from across the

had clearly filled him in on recent

his voice carrying easily across

know

questions about what you’re sensing,

every person present focusing on their Alpha

attention that important

“As many

you know,” Damien continued, “Seraphina risked her life to save

sisters. What you may not know is that during her recovery, certain…

within her.”

paused, his hand finding mine

is no longer the omega she once believed herself to be. Her true

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something very clear to all of you.” His voice took on

going to be

I could hear the sound

curiosity coming

ceremony that tradition dictates,”

“That will come later, with all the pomp and circumstance

I wanted you to hear it from me first, because you are the ones

have seen her courage and

stepped forward, and to my amazement, he dropped to one knee. “Luna,” he said simply,

voice filled with sincerity.

One by one, every

of respect that took my breath away. Even Lucas, Damien’s Beta and closest

the others.

said, my voice thick with emotion. “Please get up.

gently, rising from her knelt position

barely knew. If that doesn’t earn our respect

don’t know what would.”

murmur of agreement ran through the group as they all returned to

loyalty, was almost too much