Mated to the Alpha and His Beta (Lanie Stanton) novel Chapter 303

Chapter 303
Mason
F uck this, I muttered out loud as I took a step in from df Xonuse a celta
I wasn’t worried about my brother, obviously, but carrying our sandnes, he wasn’t going to be able to fight
he had to
The woman’s laugh was a light tinkle that floated through the antikonam too saad cascading butterflies.
thousand
F uck, for a few seconds | even swore that’s what I saw at kinds of presoditch: fluttering tiny glowing
mimket and they disappeared, but I wasn’t footed. If she could read my into wito was to say she
auton also insert stuff in there, too?
Tam Meima. Welcome to the enclave. Mason, I must assure you here, you areento surrounded by vamps
yuxahem. She coughed lightly into her fist, sounding amused. Shall we saw tocquently put it. Here in
tave svanten væ call Brightsky, by the way, we share our space with many sinsenaturats Brichtsky is a
ueftoral who need it. Those such as yourselves.”
Tent my head to chase away any residual sensation of those d amn butterflies. Whattie hellare you
kong at Other sunematurals?”
Marxon Beanie murmured.
Eventhough!&toved and trusted her with my life. I ignored her.
I took anther step toward Melina.
“What others are you talking about? I know about him.” I gestured toward Greyson. “I know about
brids. Vampiress witcress You’re telling me there are others?”
Manon, Lame pented firmy and took my hand to force me to look at her.
Zane joined er mynthese. The two of them swirled their energies around me, but I w
thern artifically one man duy and a responsibility to my mates and all three of my p
once wasn’t going to qe peame without some explaining.
“Let him speak stud tuil, mumang man with steel-gray hair.
we
He stood with his arms chest and unbike the others who wore light clothing, he was essed for what I’d expect in Austin winter would b
I tried to spent his kind, but counts on wat van unwitch and not even dragon, which was still so wa smell I wasn’t quite used to: avem not, though and he returned it. Whoever he was, I liked his
yie.
Melina’s smile switched the camera iris that she peacefully waveti a hand in his direction, then ine. “Mason should know he is welcomequation anyth Westto nere at Brightsky At any time, for any
ason
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Chapter 303
Zane’s Beta energy tried to tickle the back of my meet the base of my spine, but again, I did my best
not to let it infiltrate me. I could sense his frustration with ne
“Beta,” I ordered through our private link Stand down
“I wouldn’t be a very good Beta if I did! carne le s quadratyy nu he did back off.
Well, he backed off of me.
his matulooty
He focused on Melina. “Respectfully, it’s been a very stort in
wolf shifters existed. Wolves and humans, that’s what we believes.
thook especially when we discovered that we’d been deliberated
that we even new anything other than
Fading cu about vampires was a huge
on the dalk
nodded. And not just us, but all of us. Maybe you all have nowmatiouuusitcrever but we’re
mderstandably a little bit shook.”
Again, her light laughter tinkled through the air. No butterflies this time. Mevare she’d read my d amn mind
am and felt how that unsettled me. But the flowers blooming around us noctisan tai heavy heads as
itouch in agreement.
ante pulsed some Luna calm around me, which I allowed.
Welme, there is so much we don’t understand, and we thank you for allowingpussttootone here to your
tone Tresate knowing we have a refuge is immensely reassuring hope you all willltomve any missteps
ermont take as we adjust.”
Macutor feet but be proud of how well-spoken my Luna had become. When limetther as Katie, die was a
into umwer mother, and now she’d become almost regal,
Noo Nontadinost.
Sexe dozarned herself like a f ucking queen.
Malachitoccer like he was about to burst with pride. “My granddaughter, you and your king
ere for as you like.
“Antiaflww.ctronzetto leave? challenged him, aware of Lanie’s frown but wanting to get th
pen right way.
Medina’s eyes went wite, antishe shook her head with the same delicate grace she’d shown w ction so far. Chino, Macon im afraid we can’t allow that. Not at all.”
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