MATED TO THE ALPHA AND HIS BETA - Season 4 Episode 61

Mason

I didn’t want to repeat myself. Even saying it one time instead of only thinking it left a sour taste in my

mouth. Gabriela was taking her head.

“Leaving won’t make anything better for you. It would be so much worse. You’d be breaking your mate

bond… And aside from the repercussions of that, you’d be so sad, Mason.”

“What if I wasn’t really meant to be a part of them?” I hate even asking, but who else can I talk to about

this?n’s power only passed to me because he died. He didn’t give it to me. I just…got it. What if it was

by

accident?”

“The Moon Goddess doesn’t do accidents,” Gabriela said kindly. “If you four are bound it is because

she meant for it to happen that way.”

I

“I feel like an outsider. More than I ever did even when I was growing up, knowing I didn’t belong.”

There. I had admitted it.

All of the thoughts and feelings that had been haunting me since I first discovered that the woman I loved was in fact my brother’s mate.

I’d spent my life fighting the fact my own father had abandoned me, focused my energy and efforts on

destroying his other, more prized son. I couldn’t regret discovering that leading alongside my brother

was better than sl aughtering him to take his place….but I also couldn’t completely shake the worry that

I might always be on the outside looking in.

“Oh, honey. I’m so sorry. That can’t be good.” Gabriela’s brow creased between her eyes as her mou

curved down. “I know there’s nothing I can do that can change how you feel, but I hope I can help you

understand that none of that is true. You and your brother might butt heads. You’ll have to face some

resentments. Both of you are strong men with big personalities…just like your father. You might not

have known him growing up, but you inherited a lot from him.”

She chuckled and pursed her lips. I had to laugh a little, too. The situation wasn’t humorous, but

laughin was better than screaming.

“When I found out that Orion’s death had passed you the Alpha role, I won’t lie. I was extremely

concerned for Xander, but also for you. I wasn’t sure if you’d be able to get along, first of all, I didn’t

know if your inheritance would manifest itself with full Alpha powers, or if there’d be some kind of

restrictions.

“I worried that perhaps your gain would mean my son’s loss. Not because I didn’t feel you deserved it,”

she added. “But because, of course, no mother wants to see her child in pain or come to harm. But, as

I saw the two of you managing to put aside the past and work beyond the damage your father had

done, I became so very proud of you both.

“I know I had no hand in raising you, Mason, so I can take no credit. I’m still proud of you.

1. You’ve overcome a lot. More than I think many others could have done. I’d hate to see you and

Xander at odds with

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I nodded. “Yeah…he might be a giant pain in my as s sometimes, but no, I don’t want us fighting,

either.”

“And you don’t really want to leave,” Gabriela said softly. “Not in your heart.”

I grumbled. “No. Even if I think it would be easier to run away with Lanie….but I couldn’t leave the pups

behind. She’d never allow it, and my brother would never allow his children to be taken from him.”

“You are both exemplary fathers, which also makes me very proud.” Gabriela beamed, even though a

faint. shadow remained in her gaze. “Your relationship with your brother is complicated, but that’s how

families work. Being part of a pack means negotiation and compromise. You’re a strong leader, Mason.

You’ll find way.”

“Thanks,” I said. I almost called her “Mom,” but at the last second decided against it. I didn’t want to

dishonor my mother..

“You said you both turned on Zane when he tried to Beta you?”

I made a disgusted noise at myself. “Yeah. Tempers were flaring.”

your

She looked thoughtful. “Xander and Zane have always had each other. They’ve been bonded, oh, since

they were pups. I’ve known them to get on each other’s nerves on occasion, but it sounds like the fight

you all

had was worse than that.”

“Yeah. Like I said, tempers were flaring. To be honest, Zane tried to Beta us into calming down, but

when we didn’t, he got pi ssed off at us and ran off. I’m not saying he didn’t have a right,” I added

hastily at Gabriela’s stern look. “I know we were acting like as sholes, but he just up and left.”

She shook her head, looking solemn. “You two better get your act together, or else he might do more

than

leave to cool off. He might up and quit you both entirely.”