Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chapter 255

Lanie

“I think you should just go see for yourself,” Zane said after a moment in which he hesitated and all three of my mates shared a look.

I put my hands on my hips. “You’re all keeping something from me.”

Xander moved quickly to put his arms around me. “Love, we’re not deliberately keeping secrets. I promise you. It’s just that it’s hard to explain. You need to go see for yourself, like Zane said.”

The sense of dread that I’d felt when talking to Quinn started seeping back. I put my hands over my stomach and pressed lightly to stop the churning. My heart pounded.

There couldn’t be something wrong with my Stella. There just couldn’t. Frantically, I looked from Xander to Zane and then to Mason. All three of them looked concerned, but I could feel their worry was more for me. That helped me calm down a little bit.

“We’re not sure it’s necessarily a bad thing.” Xander assured me quietly. “Unusual, sure, but some pups do mature faster.”

“Not this fast,” I muttered. “And there’s more to it than just her talking. What does ‘aware’ mean?”

“Go talk to her,” Mason urged gently. “Maybe you’ll have more of an insight than we do.”

I nodded grimly. “Fine.””

Before I went in there, though, I made sure to smooth my expression. I also took a minute or two to cl my mind of worries as best I could, and to focus on slowing my thumping heart. I couldn’t do a whole lot al my upset stomach, but I tried hard to make myself as unflustered as I could.

to sense

bright, cheerful voice. “Hi,

up the book. “I reading

quick look. Xander’s mother raised her eyebrows

nod.

Maybe you can tell me all about it later, okay?” I held out my arms for Stella to jump into. I fit her onto my hip. “My goodness, you’re so big now. Soon I’ll hardly be able to

carry me around.”

childish giggles that lifted my heart. I held her close, breathing in her scent. It was no longer that of a baby, but it was still familiar. I held her

Mommy,” she complained. She put her hands on my cheeks to turn my face

you have a good nap while Mommy was gone? Were you good

1/2

You have fun

about meeting Quinn. I looked

did. Do you

her a little the way I’d done ever since she was born. Only now she was able to

Talk.

the coffee shop,” I said over Stella’s shoulder, I made sure to keep my

I’d met Quinn?” I thought to my

what we were talking about. She

Or somehow pulling out our thoughts?” I made sure to shield us from anyone other than the quartet.

Anyway, you didn’t even tell us that out loud or through the link, so how would