Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chapter 280

Mason

I did my best to keep my voice level, but it still came out hard as iron, cold as ice.

“Be very, very f ucking careful if you intend to keep going in that direction,” I told him. “I do not want to drag you out of here and throw down in the street, but I will.”

Asher rocked his chair back. I knew he could tell I was dead serious. A begrudging look of respect crossed his face, and finally, he gave a small, firm nod.

“Okay, so you really did manage to find your way to brotherly bliss. And get yourself a brand-new Beta, too. Forgive me if I’m not quite as overjoyed as you are about it.” He dug back into the platter of wings.

“I never wante

wanted to choose someone over you, Asher. But when Malachi killed Orion, he passed his Alpha powers along to me, meaning that Xander and I both hold them.”

Asher gave his head a stubborn shake. “That’s not how it works.”

Xander, his acknowledged son, the role of Alpha, along with his powers, when he decided it was time. But according to Gabriela…Xander’s mother,” I reminded Asher quickly, “every Alpha holds on to some residual power,

it turned out

are the true Alpha!” Asher cried in triumph, smacking a fist against the

take him down!”

getting them didn’t strip them away from someone who already had them. Besides, man…I don’t want

all you talked about was getting revenge on your deadbeat dad.

f

we can change? No. So we decided it was better to find a way to work together. And all those years of me hating my brother for something our father did? I had to let

looking me right in the

Because it all still sounds like b ullsh

you,” I answered honestly, hoping he’d be able to sense my genuine sincerity, even if he wasn’t close enough to be my Beta anymore. “We really just don’t know.

meantime-

Zane in my head.

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uck, you’re linking with them right now, aren’t you?” Asher demanded, jabbing a finger at