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.”

does. Orion gave 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, even if they choose to step down and hand over the pack to

turned out

Asher cried in triumph, smacking a fist against the table. “You

take him down!”

getting them didn’t strip them away from someone who already

silent moment. “I just don’t understand what happened. For so many years, all you talked about was getting revenge on your deadbeat dad. You hated

with him. Which is f ucked

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 it go. It was like a poison inside

his fingers while looking me right in the eyes.

Because it all still sounds like b ullsh it

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

meantime-

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

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with them right now, aren’t you?” Asher demanded, jabbing a finger at me.” Lanie, but the