Mated to the Alpha and His Beta

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Brightsky really was a technical marvel

As | made my way toward my grandfather’s quarterecht dimmed behind me and brightened to light my ath, directing me at every turn. | was a little sturording so clearly tracked. How did the lights know here | was supposed to be going, anyway?

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that elevator that definitely had me a little

It was better than getting lost, and better still than riisin rvous. | climbed a set of winding stairs, the railing carved own at tooked like one immense tree. Like the evator doors, figures and scenes looked like they told a stop wand took a few minutes to see if i could icionerit.

“It's the history of our kind.” Malachi said this from the top of the airs, just around the curve. | could only e his shoes. “I'll be happy to lead you through it..after we ta

climbed the final few steps to find myself in an open, bright hati/avas boasting’s wrong with this... Betis it?”This is the property of Nô-velDrama.Org.

Malachi laughed. “The windows. Fake sunlight. Our kind loves the light

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Every time | think | can’t be surprised again, something else shows up to knock onomw.butt” anneeta.cckly, suddenly embarrassed to curse in front of thy Ancient relativese

Nindy/stop being capable of surprise is the day | give myself to the stake. Malaththasaid

wan suure what that meant, but it didn’t sound good.

Het cosmathcough a few airy, open rooms, and into a dimmer, cooler space furnished with cos./pouretme a glass of what smelled like lemonade i didn’t want it but took it anyway.

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“I'm afraid it'll take more than adminutes to discern that.” Malachi leaned back in his chair and ossed one leg over the other Hestteorded his fingers and pressed the tips against his pursed tips asha

died me.

“You said already is.” | studied him right oock Explam?

“Your Luna strength comes from mopediaan your Moon Goddess. Your vampire blood is also enhanced by moon. Could you have guessed that?

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mertas you wolves, but we are creatures of the night, all the me. The parts of you that are vampire a meshing with your wolf traits, which isn’t always the case with

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“Sometimes, different traits fight against eacniche o rgancel each other out. That's why many, many rids are never even born but perish in the venth. Butmoose who do survive are very special.”

Restlessly, | got off the couch to pace. | saw frame coat of my mother on one wall and studied it for aw moments. Another surprise set me back stap.

“You have photos of me and

V Sister?”

“Of course | do. Just because | wasn’t able to be inventives ovenrimaant hididn’t wish to be part of them.”

My mother sent you these?”

Malachi hesitated, looking a little uncomfortable It was net aarexpression Lever expected to see on him. tell you that | acquired them through other means, will you think maastikker?”

“Sure: A night stalker,” | quipped, hoping it didn’t offend him Didoveannos have good senses of humor? | had

idea other than my interactions with Braden, and he did.

Speaking of..if Malachi was here and safe, where was Braden??

That would have to wait.

To my rebet, Malacht snorted soft laughter. “You have your mother’s watt As stidos your bove

arshiming little star”

putine glass down without taking a single sip. “Since that’s what you rolled trek

11 weet down to it? I’ve spent too much time worrying and running. If we are reallyysanner. Th

emerything | need to know”

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