Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chapter 18

Chapter 18
Xander
The moment I spoke the words, all color drained from Lanie’s face.
“What is the meaning of this?!” Aldon shot up and grabbed the banister in front of him, his bony knuckles white and hie face twisted into a sneer of disbelief and sheer rage.
“Elder Aldon,” I said calmly. I would get nowhere by showing any emotion right now. “I am simply following
the laws that were set forth by the High Council.”
I held my hand out and made a “come here” motion with my index finger. A member of the High Guard Immediately came to my side, holding the book of laws, and I indicated with a nod for him to take it to Aldon.
“I’ve bookmarked the page, and you may look at the law yourself.”
Aldon unpeeled his hands from the railing and sn atched the large book away from the guard, scowling as his
eyes scanned over the page.
He slammed the book shut and flung it back at the guard, who struggled to catch it without harming any of
the pages.
“Do you agree with my assessment of this law?”
Aldon gave a slight nod, and a gasp escaped from Lanie.

“Then my ruling stands. As our assigned mate has proved to be unsatisfactory, and we were unable to claim her, we will be taking a second mate of our choosing.”
Aldon’s lip twitched as if he wanted to say something, and I met his gaze, raising an eyebrow at him and
daring him to do something.
Right now, I had him. He couldn’t go against me, because he would be going against laws that he himself helped to write.
Go d, I loved it when people were the key to their own undoing.
“That’s bu lls hit and you know it!”
More gasps and tittering from the gallery at Lanie’s outburst.
Zane and I had known she’d be upset, but we’d been unable to anticipate what exactly her response would be.
Zane gave a sigh next to me that only I could hear.
“Excuse me, Ms. Stanton?” I turned to her and growled.
Her fingers were twisted into the fabric of the robe at her sides, and defiance, shame, rage, and humiliation.
Her fingers
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flowed in waves off of her.
“You heard me. Your not claiming me is bu lls hit. She lifted her chin and set her jaw, and I knew whatever she was about to say next would be..something. “You and Zane claimed me multiple times last night, and there was no indication that anything was ‘unsatisfactory’, as you so delicately put it.”
From the corner of my eye, I saw Alice half-rise from her seat, leaning forward and looking as if she wanted to maul Lanie, if the ferocious gleam in her beautiful blue eyes was any indication.
Oh how I wished I could speak to her the way I could with Zane.
“Yes, we consummated the mating, but we did not claim you. A full claiming only occurs after we have bitten your neck, and you ours. I’m sure you can recall that that act did not occur last night.”
I hadn’t thought it possible, but Lanie went even more pale.
“But…” Her face was washed in a desperation I’d never seen on another person before.
My stomach dropped, my wolf tearing me up inside. Hunter was not happy right now.
You’re an idiot, you fool, Hunter said to me. A complete idiot, and you’re going to regret this.
I ignored him. He was only concerned that I was bringing the attention of the High Council on us by doing
this. Right? Right
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