Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chapter 232

Chapter 232
Xander
Something was wrong with my mate, and there wasn’t sh it I could do about it. That pi ssed me off-and that made everyone else in the cottage on edge. The babies were practically inconsolable, which only made it
all worse.
Zane had firmly suggested I go outside to keep the babies from being agitated, and Mason had agreed with such force I found myself on the front porch with my fists clenched, hating them both. I had to begrudgingly admit they were right to get me out of the cottage, though. Being cooped up inside wasn’t
helping.
“You need to go for another run or something,” my mother said, irritated, as I paced the front porch. ”
nor I
off some of this angry energy, Xander. It’s not good for you or for anyone else.”
“What’s she doing in there?” I stabbed a finger toward the front door of the cottage.
I

Lanie had been hiding out in the bedroom since Mason and I came in from the grill last night. She’d accepted a tray of dinner, but then shut the door right in my face. It had been hours without a peep from her, and any time I tried her through the mind link, all she said was “I need some time.”
“I don’t know what she’s doing, but whatever it is, you need to back off,” my mother said sharply. “By the Goddess, being the Alpha doesn’t give you permission to run roughshod over your Luna just because you’ve
got an itch to scratch,”
My lip curled at that. “Ma, this isn’t about that. Not that I want to discuss that with you.”
“I was the Luna for a long, long time, and believe me, there were plenty of times when I needed your father to back off so I could simply have a few minutes to breathe. You have a lot of responsibility as the Alpha.” My mother shook her finger at me. “And you have a Beta to help you. You have a Luna. But who does the Luna have? Give her the time she needs. Goddess knows, it’ll be soon enough that none of us have the luxury of
taking a few hours alone.”
Zane opened the front door. “The kids are all quiet. Mason and I are going to play a few hands of cards.
You want in?”
I wouldn’t be able to concentrate on a game right now, and I didn’t even need to say so. Zane nodded and
went back inside. I returned to my pacing.
“If you don’t stop, I swear by the moon, I’ll take you down myself!” my mother growled.
I leaned against the railing and looked out across the yard. “You haven’t been able to come up with
anything, have you?”
“If I had, you’d know. But no. None of my resources have been able to give me a definitive answer about
the ways to break a witch’s vow binding spell, especially since we can’t be sure exactly what she used. At least
not without asking her, and I highly doubt she’d be willing to tell us.” My mother chuckled without much humor. “As for what she’d be able to do with a hybrid witch-wolf child..I’m trying to be very careful who and how I ask.”
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I turned to face her. “Can’t we just kill her?”
“Oh, Xander.”
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