Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

Chapter 149

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Seraphina’s POV 1

I couldn’t eat.

For the third morning in a row, I sat at the breakfast table staring at Margaret’s perfectly fluffy pancakes while my stomach churned with

something that had nothing to do with hunger.

“Honey?” Margaret’s voice sounded distant, like she was calling to me from underwater. “You need to eat something. You’re getting too

thin.”

I picked up my fork. Put it down. Picked it up again.

Damien’s voice echoed in my head for the thousandth time. The same words I’d heard through the walls three days ago. The same

broken tone that made my chest feel like it was being crushed.

“I’m not hungry,” I whispered.

Margaret exchanged one of those looks with Robert. “You need your strength,” Robert said gently. “Even just a few bites?”

I managed to force down a piece of pancake. It tasted like sawdust.

Caleb appeared in the doorway, hair damp from his morning shower, work clothes already on. His eyes went straight to my untouched

plate, then to my face.

Something flickered in his expression. Concern. Understanding. Maybe pity.

“Morning,” he said, his voice carefully casual.

“Morning”

The word came out flat. Empty. Like everything else these days.

He poured himself coffee and settled across from me, watching me with those kind eyes that saw too much.

“Sleep okay?” he asked.

“Fine”

Another lie. I hadn’t slept properly since that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I heard Damien’s voice. Felt his presence so close l

could almost touch him.

I pushed back from the table, my chair scraping against the floor. “I should get ready for work.”

“Sera, wait-”

But I was already moving, escaping to the bathroom where I could lock the door and lean against it and try to remember how to breathe.

like a stranger. Dark circles under my eyes. Checks hollow from not eating.

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I looked like hell.

biggest mistake of

Work was a blur.

appointments. Smiled at

when he thought I wasn’t looking. That concerned expression that made

Patterson’s here for her car,” I called

His voice came from under a truck hood. “Keys are on the

Mrs. Patterson. Oil change is done, and Caleb

looks good.”

you, dear.” She studied my face with those sharp grandmother eyes. “Are you feeling alright?

“Just tired,” I lied.

sure you rest. And

I slumped in the desk chair and stared at nothing. The phone rang.

“Morrison’s Auto Repair.”

“Hi, is this Sarah?”

“Yes.”

I’m calling about my truck. Can I schedule an oil

the calendar, my eyes scanning dates without really seeing

Are you still

How about Thursday

against my eyes. The tears wouldn’t

with dinner

okay?” Margaret asked, stirring

thinking.” He grabbed a beer from the fridge. “I need to make

heart jumped.

on brake

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city. Near Adrian’s

I could stop myself,

come with

Margaret’s spoon stopped mid–stir. Even Robert looked up from

“What?” Caleb asked carefully.

“I just… I need to get out.

warning. “You know

“Why not?”

the beer down, his expression serious.

I’ll wear a

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