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Zane stood on the porch, shaking his head. “You go. Mason’s on the way back, and I want to be here for Hunter had already gained control, but I forced a shift back to my human form.
In all the years that Zane had been my Beta, sure, there’d been times when he’d refused a request, or even an order…if he had good reason. If he thought that I needed something different. And in all that time, I’d have to say he was right about his choices.
This was the first time he’d ever denied me something I wanted or needed in favor of doing something for somebody else.
Panting, naked, I stood in the front yard and thought about asking again. Demanding, this time.
Sharing Zane was something I knew I didn’t have any control over. It had been his choice. Also, it was something I felt deep in my gut was truly necessary for the family unit we’d created.
The one we’d all agreed to.
But until this moment, I hadn’t realized that sharing him would mean sometimes not having him give me what I wanted so he could give Mason what he needed.
Zane watched me calmly from the front porch. He said nothing.
My anger, disappointment, and irritation whirled around me.
Then the gentle pulse of Lanie’s Luna energy reached us both.
This only made me angrier, that both of them were working to calm me down, when all I really wanted was hoth of them to just f uckinn do what I wanted them in dn “We love you,” Lanie thought to me. “If you need to run, run. We love you, and we both want to help you, but that doesn’t mean just doing whatever you say because you say so.”
“F uck!” I growled out loud, clenching my fists.
They were right, and I knew it. But d amn, I didn’t like it.
Mason’s truck pulled up the drive and parked. He got out. His expression pretty much matched mine, full of darkness. He basically rippled with the effort of holding back his wolf.
“I need to f ucking get all four paws on the ground.” His words became a snarl as he stripped out of his clothes. It took him a second to see that I was already naked. His lips curled back over sharp teeth. “You want to run with me, brother?”
I did.
So we gave our wolves their power, and we ran.
Zane–
Lanie’s hand slipped into mine as we watched the two angry Alphas shift and run into the trees. Her fingers squeezed mine lightly. She rested her head against my shoulder, so I turned to pull her into a hug.
She pushed her face toward mine for a kiss. “They’ll be all right. We’re all going to need time to adjust.”
“I’ve never denied Xander,” I said. “I get why he’s pi ssed, but…”
“He will get over it,” she told me, though her brow was furrowed. “Mason came back upset. Did you get any read on him about his talk with Asher?”
“Only that it went as well as it could,” I told her, hesitating for a second before asking, “What about your… research?”
“I wasn’t looking up homeschooling sites,” she told me with a small smile. “But I know you b knew that.”
long “Yeah. That’s part of why Xander was so pis sed off.” I sighed, turning toward the woods, but thi ig gone. “It’ll be good for him and Mason to bond with their wolves. Are you going to wait to tell m you were researching until they come back?”
“No. I want to talk to you about it first. I’m going to need you to Beta both of them through what I ha say.” Lanie sounded grim.
“Because I already know they aren’t going to like it. Not at all.”
dy As Abante’s story wound out of her, I could feel every muscle in my body tense. My fists clenched. She noticed my distress and cupped my face in her hands so she could kiss my mouth.
Our foreheads pressed together as our energies combined. It didn’t stop me from being worked up about it. She had to go into the human city on some kind of wild goose chase, but it did help me navigate the waves of agitation.
“We need to get Mason and Xander back so I can explain it all to them,” she said quietly.
“Xander’s gonna lose his shit.”
She chuckled and kissed my lips again before sitting back. “Yeah, I know.”
“And Mason…” I hesitated, opening myself to anything I could feel from my second Alpha. I frowned, sensing him closing himself off. He was upset about the conversation with Asher, and he’s trying not to unload any of that on me, even though I could feel it. I can’t force him to accept me.
“He accepted you,” Abante interrupted me firmly. “You’ll figure this out, the same way we’ve all been figuring it out. Together.”
“I don’t like any of this,” I admitted as our fingers linked, our hands palm to palm.
“I have to go. I have to bond with whoever this person is that knows about hybrids. I don’t like it either, my love, but there is no choice.”
She looked so determined and stubborn that I knew there was no way I was going to convince her otherwise. Plus, I knew that she was going to find out whatever we could, and if this was a good source…
“I don’t know if it’s a good source,” she said aloud, her head tilting and her brow furrowing, “but it’s the only one we have.”
It was my turn to kiss her. Our mind link, the one between the four of us, was growing stronger all the time. And there was the weird way I could sense her intentions or thoughts even when she wasn’t actively sending them. Our quartet was stronger than anything I’d ever heard about.
That didn’t mean she wasn’t going to be in danger.
“I’m calling them back,” she said. “I’ll need you to get ready and call our end now. Are you ready?”
I nodded firmly and took the chance to kiss her again. “Whatever happens, I’ve got your back.”
“I know that. Goddess, I’m the luckiest Luna in the world.”
Her wide grin was happy.
Lanie’s eyes glistened with tears, but pulses of joy surrounded us, and I leaned into them, drawing strength from Lanie and both my Alphas. Instinctively, I knew to give Xander some small priority. Maybe that would change in time, but for now, that’s how it had to be.
“Running,” Hunter thought to me. “Hunt. Prey.”
“Xander,” Lanie thought. “I need you to come home now. It’s urgent.”
A glimmer came through the link, and in the next second, Xander’s voice spoke.
“What’s wrong?”
“Come home,” Lanie thought. “I’ve got something important to tell you.”
While we waited for them to get back, I could feel my anxiety and tension curling up inside me like a ball of knotted yarn.
I needed to get into the human city, and I couldn’t do that without telling all three of my mates that I was going.
Zane was my rock. He held my hand as we waited on the front porch for Xander and Mason to get back. They’d run fast and far, so it would be a few minutes still. My heart pounded, and Zane pulled me against him to press a kiss to my temple.
“We’ve got this,” he murmured.
Gabriela, Goddess bless her, was inside making sure the pups were taken care of. I hadn’t explained anything to her yet, wanting to make sure I told Xander and Mason first. But she must’ve sensed something was up because she looked worried. I wanted to tell her it would all be okay, but the truth was… I couldn’t be sure about that.
All I knew was that nothing was going to stand in my way of trying to find out.
A rustle in the trees alerted me that my Alpha mates were almost home. Lily paced, scenting. She wanted to run, too. She wanted to hunt. I soothed her with a promise that soon, we’d take an entire day, as long as she wanted, and be free in the forest.
As the two giant wolves bounded out of the trees, my whole body tingled. My love for my mates was nothing I’d ever imagined could be possible. Yeah, as a young girl I’d dreamed of the day when I’d find mates and share a home, raise some pups. I’d never dreamed it could feel like this.
“What the fuck’s going on?” Xander growled as soon as he’d fully shifted.
Mason was right behind him. “Lanie? What’s happening?”
Rapid-fire, a series of thoughts, images, and emotions tore through me. I wasn’t using the mind link on purpose, but everything in my head clearly struck home with all three of my mates at the same time.
Xander staggered back, one hand on his forehead. Mason grunted and shook his head. Zane’s hand squeezed mine even harder.
But I couldn’t answer him, because the world was going dark.
Xander–
“I’m fine,” Lanie insisted. “Love, I promise you. I was just a little bit dizzy for a few seconds. I’m fine”
The moment she’d tumbled forward, I had her in my arms. Now we sat on the porch steps with her in my lap. I was still naked.
Mason had thrown on a pair of jeans, his chest and feet still bare. Zane sat next to me, a comforting hand on my back.
“I didn’t even faint,” Lanie declared, pushing at my chest. “It was just a rush of…something. I’m not sure what it was, but I’m fine now. You all felt it?”
“Yes,” Mason put in.
“I did,” Zane added.
I cradled her closer to me, staring deep into her eyes. “We all did. So you better tell me what the f uck is actually going on with you, or…
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