Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

Chapter 153

153 Chapter 153

Damien’s POV

The smoke still hung heavy in the air as we stood over the ruins of what had been the largest rogue stronghold in three counties.

“That’s what I’m talking about!” Marcus shouted, pumping his fist in the air. Around us, warriors cheered and howled their victory to the dark sky.

I should have felt triumphant. Should have felt that rush of satisfaction that came with a job well done. We’d just dealt the rogues the

biggest blow they’d taken in decades..

But all I felt was empty.

“Alpha!” Tyler jogged over, his face flushed with adrenaline. “The perimeter sweep is clean. No survivors. No escapees this time.”

“Good. My voice came out flat, emotionless. “Casualties on our side?”

“Minor injuries only. Jake twisted his ankle, but he’s walking it off.”

I nodded, my eyes scanning the destruction we’d left behind. Three buildings reduced to ash and rubble. Enough weapons confiscated to arm a small army. Intelligence gathered that would help us track down the smaller cells.

It was everything I’d wanted. Everything I’d planned for.

So why did it feel like nothing at all?

“We did it, Alpha!” Jake appeared at my shoulder, grinning despite the blood trickling from a cut on his forehead. “Those bastards won’t

be threatening anyone for a long time.”

“Years,” Marcus agreed, wipin

soot from his face. “This was their main supply depot, their communications hub, their fucking headquarters. It’ll take them years to rebuild this kind of operation.”

The warriors around us were still celebrating, sharing war stories and slapping each other on the back. They’d fought well tonight. They deserved to feel proud.

“Good work, everyone,” I called out,

voice carrying across the clearing. “Clean up and head home. We’ll debrief in the morning.”

As the team began packing up equipment and tending to the minor wounded, I found myself staring at the smoldering ruins again.

*This is a good start,* I thought grimly. *But it’s not enough.*

The real targets were still out there. The rogue leader who’d ordered Sera’s capture. Valerie, that treacherous bitch who’d betrayed her

own sister and helped them torture my mate.

They were still breathing. Still free. Still unpunished for what they’d done to her.

she sees them suffer. Not until she

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“Damien?”

find Riley approaching, her expression unreadable in the dim

underestimate her. She’d fought as fiercely as any of

“Your team handled the north flank

celebrating warriors, then

tone made my

away from the main group. I followed her, my boots crunching on broken glass and

Riley stopped and turned

the serious set of her

arms. “Time to

“What?”

what. Her voice was

blood turned to ice. “Where’s

me off. “Don’t you dare

much did she know?

don’t know what you’re

happy sound. “Right.

Fuck.

“Riley-”

Her voice cracked slightly. “She’s my best friend. You think

scalp itch. Around

distant. Unreal.

you known?”

party

didn’t answer.

to a whisper. “She really left. She actually left you

what you think,”

were bright with unshed tears. “Because from where

and disappeared

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words came out fierce, protective.

“She decided parenting was too

wolf!” The words exploded out of

went dead

above a whisper. “When they captured

neural pathways. Ayla’s

deafening. Riley stared at me with wide eyes, her face going pale

she

not good enough anymore. Because she thinks we’d be better off without her.” My voice cracked

words.

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