Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chapter 260

Xander

One thing I was definitely missing in this place was the gym. I hated splitting wood, and Zane had taken that over, anyway. But I needed to get out and clear my head, so I decided to go for a run in the morning before anyone else was up.

Hunter was more than happy to come out and play. It had been a while since me and my wolf just hung out like that, alone and running. Smelling what there was to smell. Patrolling the borders of Lanie’s property. He was wary and alert, but there were no signs of any intruders or even strangers. Nothing out of the ordinary.

That was almost as worrisome as if he’d scented danger.

“Where are you?” Zane called to me through the mind link. “Do you need me to meet you somewhere?”

I thought back a series of images through Hunter’s eyes. The trees. The stream. A running rabbit.

Zane chuckled. “Have fun. See you soon.”

By the time I got back to the house, the sun had risen. Inside, I found my mom and my Luna making pancakes for the children. My Beta was deep in conversation with my brother, both of them looking serious until Zane threw back his head in laughter. Mason jabbed a finger at him, also laughing.

My family

“Xander!” Lanie’s face lit up as she came to the door to greet me with a long, loving kiss. “Mmmm. You’re

sweaty. Breakfast is almost ready.”

but we were still all on edge. Lanie was right; we couldn’t stay here forever, but how should we approach going back to Constantine territory? I was the Alpha, yeah, but I couldn’t make

party you got invited to. Now that your friend knows you’re back in town, it would be pretty suspicious if you ditched her,” I said this over the towering stack of pancakes my Luna had served me. “And besides, you deserve

up. My mates had all joined me around the

off of

looked up at me, Lily flashed in her gaze. Hunter whined, reaching for

that’s a good idea?”

needs this,”

her And we should know her friends. Know if any

“Hey, you three. Cut it out. I can tell

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her thumb over my bottom lip.”You practically snarled

I don’t love remembering that you had a

Mason. “No offense,

the same way about before she came to

hand on each of

party, and we promise to behave ourselves,” Mason said

1 didn’t like

beginning with our mate that wasn’t as…controversial…as the start of our

learn some things from him about how to deal with her in a way that didn’t make her

kind of liked it when