Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Seraphina’s POV 1

The command center buzzed with controlled tension as dawn broke over the eastern border. I stood beside

Damien at the central tactical display, watching dozens of red dots move across the digital map like predators

circling their prey. Each dot represented a scout position, carefully hidden among the trees and rocky

outcroppings that dotted our territorial boundary.

Twenty-four hours had passed since we’d implemented my strategy, and my nerves felt stretched tighter

than a bowstring.

“Still no movement from the main rogue force,” Lucas reported from his position at the communications

console, his voice carrying the exhaustion we all felt after maintaining this vigil through the night. “But our

scouts are reporting increased chatter from the smaller groups. They’re definitely taking the bait.”

I wrapped my arms around myself, suddenly grateful for the thick sweater I’d thrown on. The command

center was kept deliberately cool to prevent the electronic equipment from overheating, but the chill seemed

to seep into my bones as we waited for our gamble to either pay off spectacularly or fail catastrophically.

“Second thoughts?” Damien asked quietly, his voice pitched low enough that only I could hear it.

I looked up at him, taking in the lines of stress around his silver-blue eyes, the way his jaw was clenched with

barely controlled tension.

“No,” I said firmly, though my heart was hammering against my ribs.

“Alpha,” came a crackling voice through the radio, urgent but controlled. “This is Scout Team Seven. We’ve got

movement on the northern ridge. Large group, maybe forty rogues, approaching what they think is an

undefended section.”

The entire command center went silent except for the electronic hum of equipment. Damien moved to the radio with fluid grace, his entire demeanor shifting into the commanding presence that had made him the most powerful Alpha King in living memory.

“Copy, Scout Seven. Maintain concealment and report when they begin crossing into our territory.”

My hands were shaking slightly as I watched the tactical display update with new information. Forty rogues

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to overwhelm a normal patrol, but small enough to

they encountered serious resistance.

new contacts appeared. “Look

eyes analyzing the enemy movement patterns. “They’re

understanding dawning in his

for rapid

crackled again. “Alpha, this is Scout Team Three. We have eyes on a second

rogues, same tight

“Multiple simultaneous probes to force us to split

tactical mind racing ahead to the

orders. Do not engage

the younger officers, “shouldn’t we be moving to

penetrate deeper into our

them think they’ve succeeded,” Damien said

an eternity. I watched the

each movement representing rogues who thought they were exploiting our weakness.

had screamed at me to send our warriors after them,

momentum.

“The northern group has reached the decoy supply

notes.”

a rush of vindication so intense it made

Three reports similar activity at

spring

next phase of our plan unfolded with military precision that made me

such fierce loyalty from his people. Hidden explosive devices that had been carefully

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the rogues’ most likely retreat routes were armed and ready.

off escape routes while leaving the enemy with only

that led directly through

Damien commanded through the

for interrogation. Disable,

tactical display with fascination and growing excitement as our

of reactive defense, we were finally

beginning their withdrawal,” Scout Team Seven reported. “They’re heading

just like

Team Three. “They’re moving

least resistance

heart was racing as I watched the coordinated retreat that

prepared ambush. Everything was proceeding exactly as I had predicted, but I couldn’t

would go wrong