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.”

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

it turned out that I’m the

cried in triumph, smacking

take him down!”

powers to Xander. Me getting them didn’t strip them away from someone who already had them. Besides, man…I don’t

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

him. Which is f ucked up, by the

nodded. “Is it something 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 it go. It was like a poison

while looking me right in the eyes.

Because it all still sounds like

even if he wasn’t close enough

meantime-

me verbally, my wolf had reacted. I must’ve sent out some Alpha surge, because I felt Zane in my head. Carefully, I made sure to put up my shields. I knew he was just doing

de pah that

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Asher demanded, jabbing a finger at me.” Lanie, but