Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Seraphina’s POV 1

The shock of ice-cold water hitting my face jolted me into consciousness like a lightning bolt. I gasped, choking and sputtering as the liquid invaded my nose and mouth, my body jerking against restraints I

couldn’t yet comprehend.

“Sister dear.”

The voice was sickeningly familiar, dripping with malicious satisfaction that made my blood run cold even

before my vision cleared enough to identify the speaker.

*Valerie.*

As my eyes adjusted to the dim lighting, the reality of my situation crashed over me in waves. I was tied to a chair in what looked like an abandoned storage room-concrete walls stained with mold and God knows what

else, rusted metal shelving, and the overwhelming stench of decay and human waste. My wrists were bound

behind the chair with rough rope that bit into my skin, and my ankles were secured to the chair legs.

I tried to speak, to demand answers, but only a hoarse croak emerged from my throat. My mouth felt like

sandpaper, my tongue thick and unresponsive.

“Having trouble finding your voice?” Valerie stepped into the weak circle of light cast by a single bare bulb hanging overhead. She looked different.

chair. “That’s just

We need you

I managed to rasp out, my voice barely

sound echoing off

in

friends.”

a palace. “I have to say, I’ve found the rogue lifestyle quite liberating. No more pretending to be the perfect

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I whispered, the pieces finally

leaned down until her face was inches from mine, her breath hot and rancid against

You should be much more

respond, she drew back her hand and slapped me across the

the room, and I tasted blood where my teeth cut

cheek.

life,” she snarled, all pretense of playful banter

look like a fool in front of

time, snapping my head to

think someone like him

her wild gaze with as much defiance as

what’s eating you alive,

moment I thought she might hit me again.

up, smoothing down her filthy clothes with mock

mind to treat

outside made my stomach drop.

with purpose.