Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

131 Chapter 131

Seraphina’s POV 1

The house felt too quiet when we finally made it home.

Damien carried me straight upstairs, setting me down gently in our bedroom like I was made of spun glass. My champagne-soaked dress clung uncomfortably to my skin, and I could still feel tiny shards of crystal

embedded in my hair.

“Let me help you out of that,” he said softly, his fingers already reaching for the zipper at my back.

I caught his hands, stopping him. “I can manage.”

“Sera-”

“I’m fine, Damien. Really.” I forced what I hoped was a convincing smile. “It was just an accident. People spill

things at parties all the time.”

His silver-blue eyes searched my face, and I could see he didn’t believe me for a second. But after a moment,

he nodded.

“I’ll check on the kids,” he said. “Make sure they got settled okay.”

“That sounds good.”

He lingered in the doorway for a moment, like he wanted to say something else. Then he was gone, his

footsteps echoing down the hallway.

I peeled off the ruined dress and dropped it in the hamper, then stood under the shower until the water ran

cold. But no amount of soap could wash away the memory of those whispers, those stares, the look of pity on

Emma’s face.

*Their children must be filthy half-breeds.*

*What kind of mate loses their wolf?*

*The bloodline will be tainted forever.*

By the time I emerged from the bathroom in my pajamas, Damien was back. He’d changed into sweatpants

a t-shirt, his hair still damp from his

fast asleep,” he reported, settling on the edge of the bed. “Lily went down without

perfect angels

vanity, running a brush through my wet hair with

fun.”

voice was gentle but firm. “We

brush. “What’s there

so I could see his

shoulders, warm

“Apparently, the pack expects me to find someone

brush clattered to the vanity top as my hands started shaking. “Maybe

“What?”

face him, wrapping my arms around myself like armor. “Maybe they’re right,

do need someone better.”

blade. “Don’t you dare start

people said.”

out faster than I could stop them. “They weren’t wrong,

I can’t even attend a

my

Damien.” The words tasted bitter. “A weak,

give me everything I need.

wanted to believe him. God, how I wanted to believe him. But the voices from

quietly, pulling away from his touch. “It’s been a long

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for a moment, then nodded. “Okay. We’ll talk more

“Sure.”

distance between us, like we were both afraid of what

breathing evened out after about twenty minutes, but I

mind racing.

he was deeply asleep, I

looked powerful. The line of his shoulders under the thin

peaceful in

Perfect. Everything an alpha

was just…

voice in my head whispered.

Someone who can give him strong children and help

as I could, padding barefoot

pushed it open just enough to

bed, one arm