Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

Chapter 386

Zane

When our food arrived, Lanie invited Greyson to stay, but he excused himself.

“Thank you, but no. Dragons don’t need to eat as often as wolves do,” he told us. He chucked Isaac under

the chin, making him giggle. “Especially little wolves.”

While my Luna was setting out the meal, I walked Greyson to the door. We both stepped into the hallway beyond. I closed the door most of the way behind me. I could still hear my Luna murmuring to our children, and their laughter. It was a good sound.

“I hope I didn’t overstep by coming here,” Greyson said. “It’s just that you ran out so fast. I could tell your

mates had messaged you about something important.”

I shook my head. He’d given us an explanation for why the lights had been acting weird. It was a good one, even if I did still have my suspicions that it was something more than a simple power surge.

“Nah. It’s cool,” I said. “Thanks for checking up on me. It’s…good. To have a friend.”

Our eyes met and held for a few long, tense seconds

The instant I said anything negative about Xander or Mason, I knew things would change forever, so again I bit my tongue. I wasn’t ready for things to change, even if it felt like every day we got closer and closer

to something being permanently different.

Greyson looked solemn. “Good friends are a real gift.

I hope you know that you can rely on me, Zane. I realize you have your pack-”

frowned, wondering if

We’d all be as likely to be thrown into prison

things had been. Another thing that was

not the one you grew up expecting to help your Alpha lead, but you, Xander, Mason,

Those are all your pack.” Greyson looked thoughtful. “Because it’s not simply who you’re born to, is it? It’s who you make a family with. Who you allow

was right. “If that’s what makes up a

includes you, too.”

put a hand over his heart.

When I grabbed it, he pulled me close

laughing. He gave me a little salute as he walked off down

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hallway.

to have a friend. Someone I could count on. How long had it been since

close with

been that

All three of the

a place for me, too. She’d even poured us

imprinted itself on my mind, like a flash photo. So bright

just like

a meal, comfy and cozy and domestic.

Just us.

horrified, I shoved the

a low growl I had to press my lips together

at the way those thoughts betrayed my