Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

Chapter 156

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Seraphina’s POV 1

My heart hammered against my ribs as the footsteps behind me quickened. The sound echoed off the narrow buildings lining the street,

creating an eerie chorus that made my skin crawl.

*Move. Just keep moving.*

I clutched my grocery bag tighter, the plastic handles cutting into my palm. The bread was getting squished, but I didn’t care. All I cared

about was getting home. Getting somewhere safe. Getting away from whoever was following me.

The streetlights cast long shadows between the buildings, creating perfect hiding spots for anyone who wanted to stay unseen. But I

could still hear him back there. Still feel his presence like a weight pressing against my spine.

I turned right at the next corner, hoping to circle back toward the main street where there would be more people. More witnesses. More

safety.

But the footsteps turned too.

*Shit.*

My hands were shaking now, making it hard to keep hold of the grocery bag. The peanut butter jar rattled against the loaf of bread with

each step. Such normal, everyday sounds. Nothing like the terror pounding through my veins.

The footsteps sped up.

*Run.*

The thought hit me like lightning. I dropped all pretense of casual walking and broke into a sprint, my sneakers slapping against the wet

pavement. Behind me, I heard a grunt of surprise, then the sound of heavier footsteps giving chase.

*He’s following. He’s actually following me.*

I turned left into what I thought was another street, only to realize too late that it was an alley. A dead-end alley with brick walls on

sides and nowhere to go but back the

Where he was waiting.

cold brick wall, my grocery bag falling to the

mouth of the alley, silhouetted against the streetlight behind

kind

he called out, his voice slurred and rough. “No need

else. Something sour and unwashed that made my stomach

voice coming out higher

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see his face in the dim light.

there was something in his tone that suggested the opposite. “Just thought maybe we

each other.”

pressed harder against the wall, wishing I could melt through

keep my voice

automatically, desperately. But the

the

strength or speed.

you’re just looking for someone to talk to. But I’m not the right person. There are bars a few blocks over. Lots of people who’d

head, studying me like I was a particularly

I’d just said. “Really pretty. Bet

you, but I

He took another step, close enough now that I could see the broken blood vessels in his eyes. “Night’s

got time.”

put some distance between us without making it obvious. “My husband

husband,” he repeated, and there was something mocking in his

when

His smile got wider.

my feet rustled in the wind. “What do you

that sent ice through my veins.

The word came out sharper than I intended. “No, I can’t.

his face.

his voice losing some of its false friendliness. “Don’t be like that. I’m trying

behind me, feeling for any crack or gap that might give me leverage. Anything

there was nothing except cold stone and the growing certainty that this was about to

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