Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Damien’s POV

“I’d be honored,” Emma said through the phone.

The words hung in the air. Final. Done.

“Great.” I took another drink. “Saturday at one–thirty. I’ll text you the address.”

“Should I dress formally? Casually?”

“It’s a kids‘ birthday party. Somewhere in between.”

“Perfect. I’ll see you then, Alpha.”

I stared at my phone for a long moment, then threw it across the couch.

What the hell was I doing?

Saturday arrived too fast.

I stood in front of my closet at noon, staring at shirts like they held the answers to life’s biggest questions.

“Daddy!” Lily’s voice rang from downstairs. “Are we leaving soon?”

“Soon!” I called back, grabbing a navy button–down. Simple. Clean.

God, I was pathetic.

Adrian appeared in my doorway, already dressed in the khakis and polo shirt I’d laid out for him this morning. His dark hair was combed

neatly, his glasses clean for once.

“Do I have to go?” he asked.

“Yes.”

“Can I stay in the car?”

“No.”

He crossed his arms. “I don’t want to meet your girlfriend.”

“She’s not my girlfriend,” I said sharply. “She’s just someone helping us out.”

“Whatever.” Adrian’s voice was flat. “She’s still not Mom.”

The words hit harder than they should have. “I know that.”

“I’m going to wait in the car.” He turned and walked away before I could respond.

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I finished buttoning my shirt with shaking hands.

apartment building was downtown. Sleek.

bounced in her car

that same

My phone buzzed.

*Emma: Coming down now!*

her?” Lily pressed her face

“Be nice,” I warned.

building’s glass doors opened,

long. Perfectly appropriate for a kids‘ party but elegant enough to turn heads. Her dark hair

in soft waves. Heels that added three inches to her

so pretty!” Lily squealed. “Daddy,

the kind of confidence that came from

to open her

into the passenger seat with practiced grace. She turned to face the back, her

me so much

was huge. “I’m Lily! I’m three and

pitched–friendly but not trying too hard. “What a big girl!

that dress!”

one with the sparkles she’d insisted on wearing.

so red! Like

thank you! You’re

Lily stuck her foot up to

“They’re lovely.”

for me! He buys

in. “Let

pressed against

Adrian,” she said gently. “It’s nice

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stared at

announced. “But he’s really

very impressive,” Emma

Silence from Adrian.

started the car.

“Yes!” Lily chirped.

birthday in six months. Emma responded to everything with that perfect

out the window and said

steering wheel so tight my knuckles went white, wondering how the

said, glancing at the GPS. “Outdoor space

something where they could run

back at Lily. “Do you like running around,

in her

“I bet you are.”

spoke. “We’re

The venue stretched in front of us–a beautiful outdoor

sun. Cars filled the lot. Families everywhere.

Perfect.

parked and killed the

grabbed Emma’s hand, chattering about the balloons she could see in the distance. Emma

her, patient and warm.

my side, his small hand finding mine.

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