Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chapter 369

Chapter 369
Xander
Nobody would ever accuse me of being computer savvy, but I was doing okay. I had a few different spreadsheets up on the laptop in front of me, and the notepad on the table was full of my scribbled notes. This meeting was lasting forever, and we weren’t even really close to being finished.
I had to admit, though, it felt good to be doing something. So far, we’d spent the morning going over the different security protocols already in place in the enclave. Most of them were fine, and a few were even impressive. But there were still fragilities in the system that could be exploited. Mason had pointed out a few l hadn’t even noticed, and I also had to admit I was impressed.
Malachi and the other enclave members on the leadership council seemed to be, too. They also seemed to be regarding me and my brother as a team. I wasn’t sure how to feel about that. It made sense, sure, but it wasn’t like we’d grown up together. Had never led a pack together.
“Now, about the testing for Lanie,” Mason was saying when I snapped back to attention. He addressed Malachi and also Charlotte. “I’d like to insist that there be some better protocols or checks and balances put in place for that. I know it has to happen, but…
He looked at me.

“We don’t like our mate being set up to do things we can’t be sure she understands how to control,” I
finished for him in a firm tone.
I wasn’t going to let anyone here talk us out of this. We’d discussed it before coming to the meeting, and both of us had agreed. Lanie was not going to be used by anyone. Not for any reason.
Malachi steepled his fingers under his chin and studied us for a minute or so without speakin finally did, he sounded kind of amused, which, no lie, kind of pis sed me off. “When will the pair of y accept that your mate is, and always will be, much stronger than the two of you combined?”
“It’s not about how strong she is,” Mason cut in before I could snap back. “It’s not about her skill.
about her being able to use that strength and skill competently, something that’s impossible to do with
training and practice.”
“Yet you’re trying to hamstring me about the testing.” Malachi said.
I shook my head and made sure to address each member at the table as calmly as I could. I remembered once seeing my father shouting during a pack meeting. Totally losing his sh it. I’d vowed back then that I’d be careful how I approached people, and I wasn’t proud to realize I hadn’t been doing a great job of it. I was going to try extra hard today.
“We understand that you know all this stuff, Malachi, but we don’t. And Lanie doesn’t. And, honestly, man, you’ve said yourself that there are things you haven’t seen before. It’s not out of line to work within a set of
parameters,” I told him.
“Ones you’ve set, along with your brother,” Malachi said. 1/2
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