Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Seraphina’s POV 1

Damien stepped onto the bedroom balcony to take Lucas’s call, his voice dropping to the low, serious tone he

used for pack business. Through the open French doors, I could hear fragments of their conversation-words

like “complete silence” and “too quiet”.

Adrian had curled up beside me on the bed, his small body warm against my side as he continued his one-

sided conversation with my belly. His innocent chatter about teaching the baby to play soccer and showing

them his favorite books created a peaceful backdrop that felt almost surreal given the tension I could sense

radiating from Damien.

“And when you’re born,” Adrian was saying seriously to my stomach, “I’m gonna make sure nobody is ever

mean to you. Not ever. Because that’s what big brothers do.”

My heart clenched at his words, remembering all too clearly what it felt like to grow up without that kind of

protection. “You’re going to be an amazing big brother, sweetheart.”

“Mommy?” Adrian looked up at me with those perceptive silver-blue eyes. “Why does Daddy look worried

when he talks on the phone? Is something bad happening?”

I smoothed his dark curls, marveling at how quickly children picked up on adult emotions. “Daddy has to

make sure everyone in our pack is safe. Sometimes that means he has to think about complicated things.”

“Like keeping the bad wolves away?”

The simplicity of his question made me pause. How much did a four-year-old need to know about the dangers that constantly threatened our world? “Something like that, yes.”

Damien’s conversation seemed to be winding down, his responses becoming shorter and more clipped. When

he finally ended the call and rejoined us in the bedroom, his expression was carefully neutral in the way that

meant he was trying not to worry me.

could already sense through our mate bond that whatever

the edge of the bed, his hand automatically reaching

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“The border situation is…

“Strange how?”

glanced at Adrian, who was still lying against my side but was now listening with

meant he was filing away every word for

“why don’t you go see if you can find that

you? The one with

wolves,” Adrian protested, his lower lip pushing

pout.

grown-up talk,” I said, pressing a kiss to the top of his head. “And besides, didn’t

the refrigerator so they’ll see it

this suggestion. “Oh! That’s a really good

baby has decorations everywhere!” He scrambled off the

most colorful

the hall before Damien

reserved for sensitive pack

he said without preamble. “Eighteen days since the last

along our borders.”

up straighter against the

worked better than

hoped initially,” Damien said, running his hand through

rogues don’t just disappear,

This kind of

“What does Lucas think?”

Damien’s

trying to hide. “The captured rogues

organizing them. A Luna

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interrogation room made me shudder. “You think

bigger.”

we demolished her previous strategy.

circles on my ankle. “There are civilian populations near

Small towns, farming communities, places that would be vulnerable

tactics.”