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.”

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,

out that

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

take him down!”

hadn’t already granted the title and his powers to Xander. Me getting them didn’t strip them

stared at me for a long, silent moment. “I just don’t understand what happened. For so many years, all you talked about was

with him. Which is f ucked up, by the

a way to work together. And all those years of me

hot sauce off his fingers while looking me right in the eyes. “I don’t know if I can. How

it all still

wish I could tell 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. We’re trying to find

meantime-

some Alpha surge, because I felt Zane in my head. Carefully, I made sure to put up

tad de pah that in Ankara

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demanded, jabbing a finger