Sharing Beatrice A Luna To Her Stepbrothers by Alexis Dee

17-The Cunning Alpha King

As soon as he said yes to staying in the room for the night, I noticed his eyes shining.

“So! Why did you hide the truth from your mother?” Zane jumped into the bed before me and sat with his back leaning on the pillow and his legs stretched out.

“I didn’t want her to get excited for no reason. I wanted to first get accepted and then tell her,” I lied once again to him. No way would I tell him the truth.

“Ah! So I ruined your happily ever after?” He grabbed the pillow and got on his stomach, the pillow under his chin. I was finally unpacking my bag now that I had somebody in the room with me.

“The one who gets peer pressured into humiliating his friend, his mate, in front of others isn’t someone I want to be with either,” I said without a hint of sorrow in my voice.

“Ah! I see,” Zane said, “so you want someone who can keep you safe and protect you in front of others?” I nodded without turning around to face him.

“Hm! Does he have to be your mate?” He asked, and I paused for a moment, my hand in the air as I was about to hang my dress in the closet.

“I mean, when are you going to reject him then?” He changed the subject soon when he noticed how silent I had become. I don’t know why he asked me that, but my best guess would be that he was suggesting I start a relationship with someone who isn’t even my mate.

to reject any of my mates. I have decided nothing yet.” It slipped into

mates? Wait a minute, do you have more than one mate?” I heard the enthusiasm in his voice. I didn’t turn around, but I heard him jump

So maybe I will get a second mate soon.” I made it up in my head,

reject your first mate. You can never have two mates at a time,” Zane grabbed the dress out of my hands to keep me from getting distracted and de- manded I talk to

know that,” I answered and frowned to my-

is your mate?” He wasn’t letting it go. He came in front of

have only had one mate so far. I am just a wolfless crea- ture. Why would I have three mates?” The more I talked, the more I made

give as an example,” he scoffed as he shook his head at me.

his name,

the floor. What hap- pened? What did your wolf sense?” He was quick enough to do the math because there were only two times when I didn’t take

have only had one mate so far.” I looked him in the eye confidently and lied.

call Maddox and ask him myself then.” Zane grabbed his phone and walked away from me to dial his brother’s number. My heart

ask him about us.

him, “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.” His smile faded. Maybe

in his pocket, looking at me with a weird