Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

123 Chapter 123

123 Chapter 123

Seraphina’s POV 1

We stood there for a long moment, holding each other and Lily, being a family. The weight of Emma’s words still stung, but Damien’s reassurance helped ease some of the ache in my chest.

“You know what?” Damien said suddenly, pulling back to look at me. “Tomorrow’s our anniversary!”

I blinked. “Our anniversary?” God, I’d completely forgotten.

“A year since you agreed to mate with me.” His thumb brushed across my cheek. “I thought we could go out.

Celebrate a little. Maybe help you remember who you really are.”

The flutter in my chest was immediate and stupid. Like my heart still believed in fairy tales.

“That sounds nice,” I managed.

“Come to the office tomorrow evening. Around six. We’ll go from there.”

The office. Where I used to work. Where Emma Rodriguez now sat at what used to be my desk, being

everything I couldn’t be anymore.

“Are

you sure that’s a good idea?” The words slipped out before I could stop them.

Damien’s expression softened. “Why wouldn’t it be?”

Because I didn’t belong there anymore. Because seeing Emma in my old role would hurt. Because the thought

of walking through those halls where everyone knew what I used to be made my stomach clench with

anxiety.

“No reason,” I lied. “Six is perfect.”

But as the day wore on, anxiety gnawed at me like a physical thing. I changed clothes three times, trying to

find something that didn’t make me look like exactly what Emma had called me. A nanny.

Lily goodbye and handed her to Ophelia, my hands were

look beautiful,” Ophelia said gently. “Try

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my reflection in the hallway mirror on my way out. Tired eyes. Pale skin. Hair

time to remember walking through those doors with purpose. With confidence. With a wolf’s enhanced senses that made me aware of

soft jazz. But when the doors opened

“Sera!”

to see Michelle from accounting hurrying toward me, her

my God, we haven’t seen you in forever!” She pulled me into a hug that I wasn’t ready for. “How are

better.” The lie came

to work? Emma’s nice and all, but

know?”.

“I don’t… I’m still

you need.” But her eyes were curious,

I’m human now.

“Just tired,” I managed.

Another voice. David from legal, approaching with that

and about.

“Yes, much better.”

when should we expect you back? Things have been crazy without you. Emma’s doing her

know the systems like

cut. A reminder of what I’d lost. What I’d

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I said. “Still taking it one

appeared. Janet from HR. Tom from

answers I didn’t have.

you

*Are you feeling better?*

miss you so

I escaped to the elevator that led to

top floor and leaned against the wall, trying to

office. Just

the elevator doors opened, the first thing I

office. My old desk. The one where I

pack business and

up as I approached, her expression shifting

she said, standing quickly. “You’re… ah, you’re Damien’s human nanny, right? I remember you