Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chapter 268

Zane

The muscles under my fingers relaxed. Not entirely-Mason was still alert and aware. But that powerful Alpha energy that had been pulsing out of him like fireworks being shot from a cannon had turned into a spray of sparklers

Asher narrowed his eyes, looking back and forth from me to Mason. He took a few steps back, out of Mason’s reach. He still looked really pis sed off, but without the edge of Mason’s Alpha fury riling him up, it looked as though he might just calm down.

And that’s what we wanted. No harm, no mess, no big drama in front of everyone. Nobody asking questions we didn’t have the answers to. No attention drawn to our unusual quartet.

“Whatever, dude,” Asher said finally, but there wasn’t as much heat in his voice as there’d been even just a few minutes ago.

Mason slid me a sideways glance. “The f uck did you just…? Did you….Beta me?”

“Yeah, I guess I did. I didn’t think about it. I just did it. Sorry?”

“We’ll have to talk about this later. Thanks.”

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“I don’t want us to be at each other’s throats,” Mason said now to Asher, who only gave him a strong, steady glare.

After another few seconds, though, Asher finally gave him a grudging nod. “You think I want that?”

“I hope not. Look, let’s just go in and enjoy the rest of the party, okay? We can meet up for coffee in town tomorrow. I have so much to tell you.” Mason’s voice rose, eager, and it was easy for me to hear the desire in

to connect with his

He and Asher had been friends for a lot longer than I’d known him. Hell, from what Lanie had said,

who’d calmed him down. I was the one who’d been able to sense just what he needed to stop from totally blowing up. That

That had been me.

weight of Xander’s gaze. When I met it, I expected to see

smile that

thing in the world I wanted to

Xander

think I’m just gonna head out,”

himself or his wolf-at either one of us. That was good, too. He looked like a guy who’s been punched in the n utsack, though, and I had kind of

1/2

do that, and you know it,”

turned toward him. “Did

face. Is everything cool? Is that other dude gonna

shoulders. She looked worried for a few seconds, then nodded as

him.

place. Three?” Mason asked. He was smart, didn’t press the guy by

After a

another word, he stalked

us and slipped her hand in Mason’s. I could feel her love radiating

feel it, too, because he turned to pull her into his

she told him in a

“I hope so.”