Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chapter 267

Mason

“I got this,” I sent out to my brother, Zane, and Lanie.

“We know you do. We’re just here in case you need us. We won’t interfere,” Xander thought in reply.

Asher’s mouth thinned. “Are you f ucking kidding me with this s hit? You’re mind linking with them? I’ve been trying to reach you for f ucking months. No wonder I couldn’t.”

off.

“It’s not something l

something I planned.” I did my best to keep my voice calm, even though he was really pi ss ing me

“No. I guess not. Because we had plans, dude. Me and you. You were going to take him out.” He jerked his chin toward Xander. “And then you were going to be the Alpha, and I was going to be your Beta. That was the plan. I guess all of that meant nothing to you.”

I shook my head. That’s not true. You know I wanted that more than anything. I spent years of my life festering with hatred for my father and my brother. But-

“Your brother.” Asher’s sneer seemed more forced this time. “That’s what you’re calling him, huh?”

I

“All of this is f ucked up. You got that right.

and figured I’d just better

is my mate. Our mate,”

or so bs, it was too hard to tell which. When he looked at me, his expression

couldn’t determine.

kind of setup for a prank show or something. Right? C’mon, dude.” His voice stretched

else, yeah. But not for that.

especially

so you don’t get to choose your mate, but what about the rest of it? You’ve been back here in Stillwood for how long? And you never once reached out to me. In fact, if my sister hadn’t randomly run into Katie, or Lanie, or

question at

they were all standing far enough away

want them to get involved

sounded sharp and

added that as an afterthought, knowing none of this

there was

about leaving you hanging, and that’s the truth.

like he was pushing me away without actually touching me. “What

words came out harder than I’d meant them to, but dam n it, I

be wiped out so quickly, but as he turned to leave, I saw the end of our relationship happening