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?”

Not really moving with any particular purpose.” He

“Look at this. They’re circling, like they’re waiting for something.

down my spine. I pulled out my satellite phone, checking the signal strength. Still strong enough

could contact Sera if needed. The thought

chest.

I ordered, my voice carrying the unmistakable tone of alpha

had our gear secured and were heading deeper into the forest, following the rogue trail that seemed to

almost pleasant clear skies, good visibility, and the comfortable

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

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the distance between

the third day,

rolled in sometime before dawn, thick and unnatural, clinging to the forest floor

feet, and even my enhanced senses struggled

the unnatural mist.

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

barely see you.”

could hear the fear creeping into the voices of the other warriors as they called out positions,

the disorienting white void that had swallowed

my voice cutting through the fog with supernatural clarity.

circle. Hold positions.”

chemical scent that made my wolf recoil in