MATED TO THE ALPHA AND HIS BETA - Season 4 Episode 98

Zane

Silence surrounded me after Xander and Mason shut the door behind them.

I was the only one left in the apartment, and I couldn’t remember that last time that had

happened.

It probably never had.

Come to think of it, when was the last time I’d really been alone with nothing to do but

entertain myself?

Too long. I wasn’t used to not having any tasks to complete, but I was going to take

advantage of having no responsibilities, at least for the moment. Everyone would be back

home in a few hours, and family life

would resume.

I loved my family, but there was no doubt that the grind of caring for three children as well

as three other mates, plus a mother-in-law, could sometimes feel like a strain. Like it was

taking everything out of me but not putting much back.

I did consider giving Greyson a call, but then I remembered that he was helping Lanie with

her testing in Malachi’s quarters. That was actually a relief, because then I truly had no

reason not to indulge myself in doing…nothing.

Unfortunately, the problem with having nothing to do meant there was, well, nothing to

do. I wasn’t really hungry or thirsty, and although a nap alone in the quiet sounded like a

decadent luxury, I wasn’t sleepy enough to take one. I didn’t need a shower, and I was

feeling too lazy to do any kind of workout.

“Well, s hit,” I said out loud to the empty space. I made myself laugh, shaking my head.

I wanted to be lazy, but it just wasn’t in my nature.

The kids had left a few board games out, so I gathered up all the pieces and sorted them

into the correct boxes to put them all away. We had housekeeping staff come in for the

actual cleaning, but I knew if Lanie came home and saw the mess, she’d clean it up.

I didn’t want my Luna to come back from her training to do any chores. She’d probably be

wiped out.

As I was putting the games back on the bookshelf, I decided to open the cabinet set into

the shelves. I’d never bothered to look inside it before. What I saw inside made me laugh

out loud.

“No way!”

I couldn’t remember the last time I’d watched anything on TV. Months ago, at least. Here

inside the cabinet was a giant flat-screen h ooked up to every streaming service I’d ever

heard of and a bunch I hadn’t.

My Alphas had gone off to handle their leadership duties, and this time, I wasn’t upset

about being left out. In fact, looking at this big screen, I was glad I didn’t have to go deal

with anything other than making myself a huge bowl of popcorn with melted butter. I

grabbed a couple of cans of soda, too, and settled my as s into one of the comfortable

leather recliners facing the TV.

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I

stations to see what options I had. I was used to the human offerings, of course, since that

was most of what

we had access to back home. I was surprised to see how many new episodes of shows had

aired since the

last time I could remember watching.

Apparently, the Fae had an entire broadcasting system, with their own game shows,

dramas, and even comedies. Fortunately, they were subtitled so I could understand what

was going on, but I quickly switched away from the channel after only a few minutes. I had

enough drama in my life. I didn’t want to watch it on TV.

I kept scrolling until I found the sports stations. Every sport from around the world, plus all

the

supernatural competitions. There were even channels devoted to on-demand replays of

the best matches of

all time.

face.

“This is more like it,” I said out loud. I. dug a hand into the bowl of popcorn and shoveled

some into my

I didn’t want to indulge in anger about how the High Council had screwed us all over for so

long, but when

I saw how many supernaturals were out there living their lives, competing in sports I

hadn’t even heard of, I

couldn’t help feeling the fury and frustration.

We’d been denied an entire world.

The “house” phone rang, startling me with its harsh, discordant jangle. It was more like an

intercom system than a landline, you could only use it for internal calls. If any of my mates

or even Gabriela had wanted to reach me, they’d have used my cell, so the fact that

someone was ringing the house line meant something of an emergency.

“Zane Constantine,” I barked into the handset.

“Zane, hello, this is Myrna from the Brightsky school.

You need to come and collect your daughter, Stella.

There’s a small problem. You really need to come right away.”

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