Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chapter 257

Lanie

“I haven’t been this worn out and exhausted since I was pregnant.” I held back an enormous yawn and grabbed my brush from the dresser. I pulled the tie out of my hair and let it fall down around my shoulders so I could brush it. “I swear, I almost fell asleep in the shower!”

All three pups had been constantly on the go since got back from the coffee shop. Alaina and Isaact were still a little wobbly, but Stella was able to run. We’d spent the rest of the day trying to wear them out playing tag outside. Then Ring Around the Rosy. Then Simon Says,

bed.

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“I thought they’d never go down,” Mason said as he pulled back the comforter and blankets on our giant

“Isaac definitely didn’t want to.” Zane chuckled from his place on the other side of the bed as he helped fold down the covers. “Stubborn little pup.”

“Like his Abba,” Xander said with a grin and plucked the brush from my hand. “You. Get into bed. Let me do this for you. You’re falling asleep on your feet.”

I held back another yawn but obeyed. When the four of us had settled into the bed, I settled in between Xander’s legs as he sat up against the headboard. He started brushing my hair. Mason took a bottle of lotion from the nightstand and began rubbing it into my hands for me. Zane took some of it and gestured for me to give him one of my feet.

pampered me, and I loved

was reading along with me,” Mason said. “That has to be just

back of my neck before gently beginning to

went to school,” she said, “but only after

advancing faster than is to be expected,” Zane said. “The

us were silent at that. I could sense my three mates thinking about the reasons why Stella was different

“The twins are Alice’s children,

my hands a squeeze and sat back against the headboard. “But

was supposed to cloak her vampire side

“Something didn’t work right, which

not wanting to remind my three virile mates that my hybrid

up having full use or control of my vampire side,” I added softly. “And Isolde, the witch who gave me the spell that sent me

it didn’t in Stella,” Mason said.

hybrids, Zane said. He kissed the sole of the foot he’d just lotioned and took

I said fiercely. The testing facility wouldn’t exist to take hybrids if someone didn’t know something about

aren’t taking her there,” Xander said

being able to run the brush through my hair, but it felt good to be in his arms. “Of course not. I’m just saying