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 ever make it back

we did, would they even accept us? We’d all be as likely to be

had been. Another thing

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

it’s not simply who you’re born to, is it? It’s who you make

but he was right. “If that’s what makes

includes you, too.”

a hand over his heart.

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

us laughing. He gave me a

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hallway.

I could count on. How long had it been since I’d had a real,

other than Xander? I wasn’t even as close with

ever been that close with anyone

inside. All three of the

plates Lanie had filled for them. She’d set a place for me, too. She’d even poured us both glasses of

entire scene imprinted itself on my mind, like a flash photo. So bright it stung my eyes. I actually flinched.

Lanie and our children just like this for the rest of our lives. Around a table,

a meal, comfy and

Just us.

the thoughts down deep.

letting out a low growl I had to press my lips

angry at the way those thoughts betrayed my mates, or