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

what he is,” I said as gently as I could. “All of this is f ucked up. You got

just better

mate,” I

a few seconds. His shoulders heaved with something that could’ve been laughter or so bs, it was too hard to tell which. When he looked at me, his expression was twisted with

couldn’t determine.

to be f ucking joking. Right? This is some kind of setup for a prank show or something. Right?

apologize for finding my mate. For everything else, yeah. But

especially not to

made your choices, and you apparently forgot I existed. Okay, 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 whoever the f uck she is,

Lanie pushed a question at me. “You

they were all standing far enough away that they

sensing my distress, though. I didn’t want them to get

Even through the link, my voice sounded sharp and harsh. “I got it. Just

knowing none of

fact, there was no

the truth. It was never my intention.

made a shoving motion at me with his hands, like he was pushing me away without actually touching me. “What the

than I’d meant them to, but dam n it, I was really f ucking over

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