Chapter 270

Mason

The party had been a great time, but I’d spent the rest of it unable to stop thinking about how easily 2

Zane

had calmed me down. If he hadn’t come along, I might really have kept pushing Asher. Both of us would’ve let

our wolves out to fight. It would’ve ruined Quinn’s party, but also wrecked whatever remained of our friendship

and made it unsalvageable. I was still hoping that even if we couldn’t be as close as we’d been, at least Asher

and I didn’t have to be enemies.

“I owe you,” I told Zane. “You really saved my a ss.”

He smiled a little. “Yeah, I know. But it wasn’t my place.”

“It could be,” I said boldly.

I’d been pacing up and down, my body full of nervous energy about everything that had gone on. Now I

stopped to face Zane on the couch. Xander was at my side, but respectfully quiet.

“I don’t want you to feel like you have to be my Beta just because of the connection. You and Xander have

since you were pups. You’re under no obligation to pledge to anyone else, even if we do

That doesn’t make us the same men

and stood to face me “I don’t want you to

you and Asher had a

or

my head. “And it didn’t feel like that’s what you were trying to do. It

and turned to Xander. “Alpha,

to you.”

“I know that, Beta.”

comforting Luna energy, and a slightly harder and more forceful but reassuring pulse from Xander.

that had been tightening didn’t go away, but it eased. Became less like a rubber band, ready to snap, and more like a ribbon wrapping a gift we were both

open

and Xander, and the triangle became a circle. “You both are trying so

but it’s obvious to me and also to Xander

“She’s right. We can’t keep dancing around this.

realized we were able to use the mind link with each

thinking about

then narrowed his eyes. The two of

idn’t vous

1/2

for you. It’s always had to be

***

Zane

me. Clearly, both of them

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