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

tried not to let jealousy rear up in me at Mason’s tone. He and Asher had been friends for a lot longer than I’d

who’d been able to sense just what he needed to stop from totally blowing up. That wasn’t his oldest friend, his

That had been me.

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

expression. Instead, he wore a faint smile that disappeared when he caught my

about it. That was good. The last thing

Xander

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 an idea of how that

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never do that, and you know it,” Xander

turned toward him. “Did you

look on your face. Is everything cool? Is that other

put an arm around Lanie’s shoulders. She looked worried for a few seconds, then

him.

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

After a

another word, he stalked away. We both

hand in Mason’s. I could

too, because he turned to pull her into his arms for

she told

“I hope so.”