Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chatper 323

Chapter 323
Xander
They were all tossing around my father’s name like it meant nothing. My fingers curled into fists, my wolf claws coming out just enough to scrape the palms of my hands. Not enough to draw blood. Just enough for Hunter to let me know he was there.
My father had been an as shole, yes. But he was still my dad. I felt Zane reaching through the mind link, offering support.
Not pity. I wouldn’t have stood for it.
But out of all the people in this room, he was the only other one who’d known my father almost as well as
I had.
Or hadn’t, I reminded myself. Considering the s hit my father had pulled. It didn’t matter, though. Blood was blood. I didn’t have to forgive him for what he’d done, but couldn’t let myself forget we shared the same blood.
“People are scared. They haven’t started turning on one another yet, but they could, if the Council doesn’t
watch itself,” Braden said.
Zane nodded. “Right. You can’t put out the idea that hidden hybrids have infiltrated the entire community
without people starting to get suspicious of each other.”
“So far, though, they’ve managed to get everyone worked up to unite against vampires rather than being
upset with the High Council for keeping secrets.
They’re all victims together, Braden said.

Lanie shook her head firmly. “There were guards there when Malachi killed Orion. Witnesses. They know
the truth!”
“The guards are all dead. Anyone wolf-shifter other than you all who was there who could tell the truth has been eliminated.” Braden sounded grim.
My lip curled. “Let me guess. They were hybrid vamp sympathizer mind controllers?”
“Something like that,” Braden agreed. “All very clever
All very pointed
“All very selfish, Lanie said with a hitch in her breath
Her eyes were fleshing over and over as her wolf rose to the surface Her cheeks were flushed, too.
Charlotte reached for a small bell in the center of the table between her and Malachi She rang it lightly and some staff and to take away our plates A few more brought in a coffee cart with steaming mugs they
i poured out for everyone didnt really want coffee but they werent offering whiskey, so i took one
Something scoured to me Has at room t
Malachi looked around. “Technically, it’s a library.
But, yes. You wolves would consider it a war room.
Does that offer you comfort?”
“If we are going back to war, maybe.”
To my surprise, the old vampire and I shared a smile
Mason was looking concerned. “So now the High Council gets to rally their army to fight for them, and
when the word gets out about that hybrid testing facility-and it will-all the packs will be fine with it because
they’ll have been told hybrids are vampire monsters who were sent to destroy them.”
“That’s f ucked up,” Zane said.
Lanie gave the table a soft slap. “It’s wrong. Our babies were in that awful place. Other peoples’ babies
are probably still in there. They’re not monsters. I’m not… I’m…”
Mason got to her before I could. He enfolded her in his arms and pressed her to his chest. His gaze met
mine over the top of her head.
‘She’s suffering. Are we really going to stay here? Can we trust these vampires? Who’s to say Braden isn’t
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