Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Damien’s POV 1

The morning air was crisp as we made our way deeper into the borderlands, our boots crunching softly

against the fallen leaves that carpeted the forest floor. Three days into our reconnaissance mission, and I was

already missing Sera with an intensity that caught me off guard.

*Focus, Damien.* I shook my head, trying to push away the image of her sleepy smile from this morning

when I’d kissed her goodbye. The way she’d looked in our bed, her dark hair spread across the pillows, one

hand unconsciously resting on her still-flat belly where our child was growing.

“Alpha?” Lucas fell into step beside me, his voice low enough that the six warriors behind us couldn’t hear.

“The tracks we found yesterday are definitely fresh. Rogues were here within the last forty-eight hours.”

I nodded, forcing my attention back to the task at hand. “How many?”

“At least a dozen, maybe more. They’re being careful about covering their trail, but…” He paused, glancing

around at the dense pine trees surrounding us. “Something feels off. The pattern doesn’t match what we’ve

seen before.”

“What kind of pattern?”

moving with any particular purpose.” He crouched down, pointing to a set

this. They’re

spine. I pulled out my

base, which meant I could contact Sera if needed. The thought eased some of the tension

chest.

voice carrying the unmistakable tone of alpha command.

one questioned the order. Within minutes, we had our gear secured and were heading deeper

had been almost pleasant clear

found evidence of rogue activity, yes, but nothing that seemed immediately threatening. I’d even managed to contact Sera twice through our mindlink,

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that made the distance

third day, everything

before dawn, thick and unnatural,

twenty feet, and even my

the unnatural mist.

Lucas called out, his voice tight with barely controlled panic. “I can’t see the

barely see you.”

the other warriors as they called

in the disorienting white void

moving,” I commanded, my voice cutting through the

circle. Hold positions.”

scent that