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

a gesture of respect I’d never seen him give anyone except Damien.

he said quietly, the title falling from his lips as

stone dropped in still

their wolves recognizing what their

I watched as each of them went through

automatic show of respect.

what looked like the intention to give me her

a few feet of me, her step faltered, her wolf clearly responding to my

she said uncertainly, her voice higher than normal. “What… how do

nervousness, her confusion, and underneath it all, the deep respect that her wolf

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

me and the people who had

me, Riley,” I said gently, offering her a warm smile. “I’m still

when I

had gathered around us, drawn by the unmistakable aura

see Lucas approaching from across the room, his expression intrigued but

filled him in on

his voice carrying easily across

know

sensing, and I want to address

present focusing on their Alpha King with the kind

that important announcements

“As many

“Seraphina risked her

sisters. What you may not know is that during

within her.”

finding mine and squeezing

the omega she once believed herself to be. Her

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you.” His voice took on a note of

is going to

followed was profound. I could hear the sound of my own heartbeat, could smell

curiosity coming

formal ceremony that tradition dictates,” Damien said, a slight

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

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

seen her courage

dropped to one knee. “Luna,”

voice filled with sincerity.

gesture was like a dam breaking. One by one, every warrior in the room followed suit, dropping

took my breath away. Even Lucas, Damien’s

the others.

my voice thick with emotion. “Please get up. You don’t

gently, rising from her knelt position with a bright smile. “You

you barely knew. If that doesn’t

don’t know what would.”

the group as they all returned to their

was almost too much to