Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Seraphina’s POV

The convoy moved through the winding mountain roads like a funeral procession, each mile bringing us closer to the unknown horror that might be waiting for us. I sat in the passenger seat of the lead vehicle, my

hands clenched so tightly in my lap that my knuckles had gone white.

“Sera,” came Riley’s voice. “You should try to eat something. It’s been hours since breakfast.”

I glanced at the protein bar she’d placed on the dashboard earlier, my stomach immediately rebelling at the

thought. “I can’t. Not until I know he’s okay.”

“The baby needs—”

“Sorry. I just… I can’t think about anything else right now.”

Through the rearview mirror, I could see the other two vehicles following behind us, filled with some of the

best warriors our pack had to offer.

*Damien?* I tried the mindlink again, sending the thought out with all the desperate hope I could muster.

*Please, if you can hear this, just give me something. Anything.*

The response was the same endless void it had been for days, but I refused to let that discourage me.

Distance. Mountains. Something was blocking our connection, but it was still there. Faint, fragile, but

unbroken.

It had to be unbroken.

“There, Riley said suddenly, her voice tight with concern. “Up ahead. Do you see that?”

I followed her gaze to a spot about fifty yards ahead where something metallic glinted in the afternoon

sunlight. As we drew closer, my heart began to pound with recognition and dread.

It was a piece of military gear. A tactical vest, torn and bloody, discarded beside the road like trash.

car, I said, my voice

before it had

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us, and I could hear car doors slamming as the rest of our team emerged to see what had caught

attention.

the vest, my hands trembling as I reached

reinforced fabric.

feet with my jaw set in

someone

raising my voice to

for vehicles, and we need

a murmur of acknowledgment from the assembled warriors as they

weapons.

to

about this? I

Maybe you should coordinate from back here

out with enough alpha dominance to make him

your concern, James, but I’m not

vast, with towering pine trees that blocked out most of the

would have been beautiful under different circumstances.

full of shadows that could

following the intermittent

silence was absolute except for our own careful footsteps and the occasional bird call from somewhere high

alpha now. You can handle this. You’ve got the best warriors in the pack with

hurt.*

stomach grew tighter. The blood trail was getting fresher, which

with dread.

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drawn. “We’re getting close to something. I can smell smoke

my own enhanced senses picking up the acrid scent of a recent fire. But underneath that, there

of rogue wolves, thick

I whispered back.

the smell of smoke grew stronger, mixed with other scents that

that came from bodies

without proper care.