Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Seraphina’s POV

The words hit me like a slap to the face. My legs gave out instantly.

“What?” I gasped, grabbing the edge of the desk. “What did you just say?”

“No. No no no.” I was shaking my head so hard it hurt. “That’s not possible. You’re wrong.”

Marcus’s hands shot out to steady me as I swayed. The young soldier was still on his knees, tears streaming

down his dirt-streaked face.

“Where?” My voice cracked. “Where did this happen?”

“Eastern ridge, Luna,” he stammered. “The camp… it was destroyed. Blood everywhere. We couldn’t… we

couldn’t find…”

“Stop!” I cut him off, my heart hammering so fast I could barely breathe. “Just stop talking!”

I pressed both hands to my chest, searching desperately for that warm feeling that told me Damien was alive.

It was… weak. But still there. It had to be.

“If he was dead, I’d know,” I said, more to myself than anyone else. “I’d feel it break. The bond would snap.”

“Sera,” Marcus said quietly. “Sometimes shock can-”

“NO!” The word exploded out of me. The windows actually rattled. “Don’t you dare say it! He’s not dead!”

Everyone in the room stepped back. I could feel my alpha power flooding out like a tidal wave, making the air

thick and heavy.

“Damien!” I screamed into the mindlink, putting everything I had into it. “Damien, answer me! Right now!”

Silence. Complete, terrifying silence.

But silence didn’t mean death. It meant distance. Mountains. Something blocking us.

“Tell me everything,” I snapped at the soldier, my voice shaking with barely controlled fury. “Right now. Every

single detail.”

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The poor kid looked like he might pass out. “Luna, I—”

“Talk! What exactly did you see?”

was just a boy, maybe nineteen at

and apparent massacre at the camp where

been stationed.

many bodies did you actually see?” I interrupted when he described finding the remnants of the

He blinked

I repeated, my tone sharp with forced

observe?”

there was blood. So much blood. And the camp

a

“I… I didn’t… the smoke was so thick,

Luna,

snapped, feeling some fight coming back into me. “We heal fast. We

that would kill humans. Blood

I’d lost my mind. “Sera, even if that’s true, even

days to dig in. Going after them now? That’s

planning to kill myself then,” I shot back, pacing behind the desk like a caged

You seriously think you can lead a mission into enemy

power I had blast out. “Don’t you dare tell me what I can and can’t do! I’m the Luna of this pack! My mate is missing! That makes this MY

silent. Marcus looked like I’d slapped

door burst open and three more

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lost contact with two

perimeter has gone

my head.

them whispered.

Sixty warriors who might be dead or captured or

we go get them,” I said, my

we wait is another

could be-”

couldn’t say it. Couldn’t even think

council meeting,” I snapped. “Right now. Get everyone here. Anyone with authority to

rescue op.”

minutes later, the conference room was packed with the grimmest faces I’d ever seen.

so thick I could

head of the table even

one with our Alpha

The room exploded.

bond,” I said, my voice shaking with fury. “It’s

he’s alive.”

“I’ll take a small team to check. If I

there’s even a

mission,” Marcus cut me

like a physical

didn’t back down.

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the door. Riley walked in, her face set with determination. “Not if I