Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Damien’s POV 1

I hadn’t slept.

Couldn’t sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw that fucking letter. Her handwriting. Her words tearing through me like silver bullets.

*Please don’t look for me.*

*Let me go.*

I sat on the edge of our bed as dawn crept through the windows, holding the letter in my hands for the hundredth time. The paper was

starting to wear soft from my grip.

She was wrong about everything. Every goddamn thing.

But she was gone.

My chest felt hollow, like someone had reached in and scooped out everything vital. Alex was silent inside my mind, which somehow

made it worse. Even my wolf had gone quiet with grief.

A soft cry from the nursery made me fold the letter and shove it back into my jacket pocket. Lily was awake.

I found her in her crib, tiny fists waving in the air, making those soft baby sounds that usually melted my heart. Today they just reminded

me that Sera wasn’t here to feed her.

“Hey, beautiful girl,” I whispered, lifting her against my chest. She settled immediately, her little hand curling around my finger. 1

*She deserves a real mother.*

Sera’s words echoed in my head, and I had to grip the edge of the crib to keep from putting my fist through the wall.

“Your mama is wrong about a lot of things,” I told Lily softly. “But she loves you. Don’t ever doubt that.”

Lily made a contented sound, her eyes drifting shut again. I stood there holding her, breathing in that sweet baby smell, trying to figure

out how the hell I was supposed to explain this to Adrian.

The sound of small feet in the hallway made me look up. Adrian appeared in the doorway, his dark hair sticking up at impossible angles,

still in his pajamas.

rubbing his eyes. “Where’s

throat closed up. “Mama had to

“Go away where?”

care of,” I said carefully. “Grown–up things. But she’ll… she’ll

lie tasted

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“But she didn’t say goodbye. Mama always says goodbye

a little more. “Sometimes grown–ups have to leave quickly. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t love

seemed to accept this with the resilience only children possessed. “Can

you’re okay at them

I can

keep moving. Keep pretending everything’s

was in my office, staring at reports I couldn’t focus on. The numbers blurred together on the

I reached for my

call Lucas before putting it down

This had to

my contacts until I found the number I was looking

“Alpha?”

you in my office.

“On our way.”

of my most trusted warriors stood in front of my desk. All of

the pack. All of them knew how

need you to find someone,” I said without preamble. “Quietly. No questions

“Who are we

“Seraphina. My mate.”

deafening. I could see the

despite the chaos

she’s planning. I just

leads, Alpha?”

territory.” I paused,

off the

stepped forward. “What are our orders once

dangerous tone that made lesser wolves show their necks. “And if any of this gets back to the pack, I’ll personally

clear, Alpha,” Marcus said