Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

Chapter 134

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Damien’s POV 1

The traffic on Highway 101 moved like molasses, each red light stretching my patience thinner. My hands

gripped the steering wheel so tight my knuckles had gone white, and Alex was pacing restlessly beneath my

skin like a caged animal.

Something was wrong. I knew it in

my

bones.

I’d tried calling Sera six more times since leaving the office. Every call went straight to voicemail, her bright,

cheerful voice mocking me with its normalcy.

*”Hi, you’ve reached Sera. I can’t come to the phone right now…”

“*

The recording played in my head on repeat, each repetition making the knot in my stomach twist tighter.

My phone rang just as I was merging onto the exit for Adrian’s school. Unknown number.

“Nightshadow,” I barked into the speaker.

“Mr. Nightshadow? This is Adrian’s teacher.”

My heart slammed against my ribs. “Is Adrian okay?”

“Oh yes, he’s fine! He’s sitting right here with me in the office. But…” She paused, and I could hear the

confusion in her voice. “We’re a bit confused about pickup today.”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, it’s nearly five o’clock, and Adrian is still waiting. When I asked him about it, he said his mommy told

him this morning that daddy would be picking him up today instead of her.”

The blood drained from my face. “She said what?”

picking him up. But we don’t have any change notification from Mrs. Nightshadow,

never missed a

the wheel toward the school, cutting across two lanes of traffic.

behind me.

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away,” I said through gritted

course. He’s perfectly

the call and floored the

pick up Adrian. Never. Which meant she’d planned this. Told

she wouldn’t be

the fuck

was out of

me at the front door,

I’m so sorry

“Where is he?”

“Right in here.”

me to the main office where Adrian sat in a chair that was too big

backpack. When he saw me, his face

He jumped down and ran into my arms. “I

you would!”

him up, holding him tight against my chest while my mind raced. “When did Mama tell you

buddy?”

look at me, his silver-blue eyes-so much like

to worry. But all

you forgot about

My voice came out rougher than I intended.

understand?”

go home

Let’s go

driveway with enough force to spray gravel, Adrian yelping

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you’re driving

I forced my voice to stay calm as I helped him out of the car. “I’m just

Lily.”

same elegant stone facade, same warmth radiating from the lit windows. Nothing to indicate that my world was

front door and immediately called

Silence.

No sound of Lily crying or

called out, dropping his backpack by the door. “We’re

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