My Sister Stole My Mate And I Let Her (Seraphina) novel Chapter 420

Chapter 420: Chapter 420 POSSESSIVE ALPHA NONSENSE

SERAPHINA’S POV

Morning came too quickly.

For a while, I lay still, savoring that fragile space between sleep and awareness, where everything felt quiet and contained, and nothing had yet demanded anything from me.

Kieran’s arm was around me, heavy and warm, his breathing slow and steady against my back.

If I didn’t move, I could pretend.

Pretend I didn’t have somewhere to be.

Pretend the weight sitting quietly in my chest wasn’t waiting for me to acknowledge it.

Pretend this morning was like any other.

It wasn’t.

I exhaled slowly and shifted.

Kieran’s arm tightened instinctively, his hold firming before his awareness caught up.

“You’re leaving,” he murmured, his voice still rough with sleep.

“No,” I said softly, turning my head slightly toward him. “I’m getting ready to leave.”

A pause.

Then, quieter, “Same thing.”

He pressed his forehead against my shoulder, a silent moment that said more than anything else could have.

Then he let me go.

The absence of his warmth was immediate.

I didn’t linger on it.

If I did, I might not move at all.

By the time I finished dressing, Kieran was up, leaning against the edge of the dresser, watching me in that quiet, assessing way that had become so natural I barely noticed it anymore.

“You’re sure you don’t want to wait a day?” he asked.

“No.”

He nodded, like he’d expected that answer.

“I didn’t think so.”

I stepped closer and wrapped my arms around his waist. I placed a kiss on his jaw.

“I won’t be long,” I said. “And I’ll be fine.”

His gaze softened, but the tension lingered.

“I know,” he said.

That was as close to acceptance as I was going to get.

***

Daniel was already awake.

I found him exactly where I expected—on the training grounds, standing with a stillness that didn’t belong to someone his age, his attention fixed on something only he could see.

For a moment, I just watched him.

He held himself differently lately—quieter, stronger, as if the weight of who he was becoming had settled in him.

“Hi, baby.”

He turned.

“Mom.”

The shift in him was instant. The Alpha heir receded, replaced by my son.

I walked toward him, steady, even though something in my chest tightened with every step.

“I’m heading out for a few days,” I said.

Though his expression stayed still, I sensed his awareness sharpen.

“Where?” he asked.

“Somewhere I need to go.”

He arched a brow, looking so much like Kieran it was almost unsettling. “That’s not an answer.”

“No,” I admitted softly. “It’s not.”

I pulled him into my arms without warning. He was growing taller at an alarming rate, and soon, I wouldn’t be able to rest my chin on his crown or kiss the top of his head.

I swallowed back the well of emotion that rose in me.

“I’ll be back before you can miss me,” I promised.

His arms came around me, and he gripped the back of my shirt. “Be safe,” he whispered.

I nodded. “Take care of yourself, baby.” I pulled back and cupped his cheek. “And do me a favor, take care of Ava for me, okay?”

Something flickered in his eyes, and I might have been imagining it, but his cheeks grew warmer under my touch.

“She’s...” He frowned, as if searching for the right words. “Difficult,” he settled on.

“She’s been through a lot,” I explained. “She finds it hard to trust new people. Be patient with her, okay?”

He shrugged. “Whatever.”

I ruffled his hair. “That’s my baby.”

“Mom,” he groaned, smoothening his hair. “You should stop calling me that. I’m not a baby anymore.”

“Oh no, don’t you dare grow up.”

He huffed. “I thought you were leaving?”

I clutched my chest and groaned exaggeratedly. “You wound me.”

Then I reached out and pulled him into another hug.

He stiffened for half a heartbeat—just long enough to pretend he wasn’t a child anymore—before relaxing into it.

“I’m proud of you,” I murmured. “And I love you so much.”

His grip tightened.

“I love you too,” he said, his voice softer.

When I pulled back, I cupped his face, just to look at him one more time.

Then I stepped away.

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