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-”

wondering

they even accept us? We’d all be as likely to be thrown

been. Another thing that

up expecting to help your Alpha lead, but you, Xander, Mason, and

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

right.

includes you, too.”

put a hand over his

shake. When I grabbed it, he pulled me close for a hug. We

us laughing. He

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hallway.

a friend. Someone I could count on. How long had it been since I’d had a

wasn’t even as close with Mason as I was to my first Alpha.

ever been that close

back inside. All three of the children were

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

scene imprinted itself on my mind, like a flash

and Lanie and our children just like this for the

and cozy and

Just us.

shoved the thoughts down

letting out a low growl I had to press my lips together

angry at the way those thoughts betrayed my mates,