Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

Chapter 126

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Seraphina’s POV 1

The morning light filters through our bedroom curtains, casting soft shadows across the hardwood floor. I’m

curled up in the reading chair by the window, watching Lily sleep in her bassinet, when Damien appears in

the doorway with two cups of coffee.

“You’re up early,” he says, crossing the room to hand me one of the mugs. His hair is still messy from sleep,

and he’s wearing just sweatpants, his chest bare and distractingly perfect in the gentle morning light.

“Couldn’t sleep.” I wrap my fingers around the warm ceramic, grateful for something to focus on besides the

knot of anxiety that’s been sitting in my stomach since yesterday. “Lily was fussy around three.”

“I didn’t hear her.” His brow furrows with concern as he settles on the edge of the bed across from me. “You

should have woken me.”

“You need rest too. Besides, it’s not like you could have helped. She was hungry.”

He takes a sip of his coffee and studies me with those silver-blue eyes that seem to see straight through all

my carefully constructed walls.

“I

got a call from Riley yesterday,” he says finally.

My heart does something weird in my chest. “Riley?”

“From the training camp. She wanted me to pass along a message.” Damien’s voice is careful, like he’s walking

through a minefield. “She and Lucas are getting engaged.”

The words slam into me like a punch to the chest. My heart does this weird little skip-part joy, part something that feels uncomfortably like grief. Of course Riley and Lucas are engaged. Everyone’s been

waiting for them to figure it out for years. I should be thrilled.

“That’s wonderful,” I say, and I mean it. My voice only wobbles a little. “They’re perfect for each other. Really

perfect.”

“They want you to come to the engagement party.” Damien sets down his coffee, his silver eyes studying my face. “They all do. The whole team has been asking about you.”

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I feel the blood drain from my face. “Damien, I can’t-”

“Why not?”

time I led that team, I almost got everyone

went wrong six months before my capture. My tactical error that separated the

wasn’t your fault,” Damien

hands are shaking now, the coffee mug trembling in my grip. “I made the call to split up. I chose the wrong route.

Damien moves to the chair beside me, his hand covering mine on the coffee mug. “Everyone

home. Everyone was fine.”

failed them, Damien. And now I’m not even a wolf anymore. What could

closer until his heat is a warm presence at

them the chance to see their friend again,”

someone they care about.”

my shoulders, warm and steady. “Or you could be a reminder of how strong

something that would have

don’t even know,” I whisper. “About Ayla.

from them.” Damien’s thumb traces along my collarbone, a gesture so familiar it makes my chest ache. “You’ll get respect. And

visit.”

arms wrap around me. Lily stirs in her bassinet, making

and everything feels wrong?” I

the simplest thing

you try!”

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eyes, breathing in his scent-pine and leather

he’s right. Maybe I owe it to Riley and Lucas to celebrate this moment with

to myself to stop

finally, the word barely a

“Okay?”

in his arms, meeting his gaze. “But if this goes

smile is slow and devastating. “I can live

lot of the Training Facility, my

keys that the metal is cutting into my

to myself, smoothing down the simple black dress I chose

fits properly and doesn’t have any stains from baby spit-up.

open with a familiar hiss, and the scent hits me immediately. Not

but still recognizable. Weapons

werewolves training

“Sera!”

and see Jake from communications jogging toward me, his

his familiar grin does something to ease the

it’s really you!” He pulls me into a bear hug that lifts me off my feet. “We heard you

seen you around.

say automatically. “Much

see the confusion there. The way he’s trying

me. “Thinner

I force a smile. “Congratulations to Riley and Lucas. I

saw it coming from a mile away” Jake grins. “Come on, everyone’s in the

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