The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 10
JUNIPER
I touched my lips as I lay in bed. Two kisses. Two brothers. One night.
My head swam with confusion. I spent the entire day with Asher. He took me on a sweet non-date, and the evening was incredible. We talked and laughed, and when we kissed, it felt right. It was the missing piece to a puzzle.
d it heated me from the inside out. It was too different to compare, yet, somehow I felt like that kiss was also
very confused me.
about… Like Moira.
thought in my brain. It was either Moira, Asher, or Axel, and all of the topics were confusing. Just a few days ago, all I was worried about was studying enough to maintain my grades, but that suddenly became the least of my worries.
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AXEL
ent I walked through the door. He was slung over the couch, throwing a football up in the air repeatedly.
e doing.
l, not even looking at me.
s little shell. I was one of his least favorite people.
Asher is a surprise, though.”
rodigal son, Ethan, but he was damn near close to it. I understood why Nathan was surprised, but I also wondered what he would think if he knew Asher was out with Juniper all evening. Despite Ethan telling us to stay away from her, Asher did the exact opposite. It was rare for him to go against a direct or
f my coat and hung it in the closet by the door. The dorm was surprisingly warm for this time of year.
to spend time with the wolfball team. They’re kind of jerks.”
training camps to nurture that talent at a young age, and even at the age of eighteen, recruiters were fighting for Nathan’s attention. All of the pro leagues wanted Nathan on their team, but they had to wait unti
e attention and praise, Nathan never let it get to his head. He was still just the sweet, innoce
owing the ball in the air. “I mean, Asher has the grades, I have the talent. You rarely go to class. I know our name holds a lot of weight, but still. This is one of the top three werewolf schools in the country. They d
imply. What he wanted, he always got.
eah, but
en us as I scoured the kitchen for something to snack on. Eventually, I settled on a bag of chips and moved to the couch. I w
night.
ely to get scolded for it.
arms. He must have gone shopping after dropping Juniper off at her dorm.
dn’t intended to kiss Juniper ton
n’t stop thinking about her. I had almost joined them. I wanted to,
him.
actually go for it. That was something I normally would’ve done.
y after I saw him kiss her forehead. I was going to leave her alone, but I wasn’t ready to go home and face Asher, knowing he kissed the girl I wanted.
I went for Juniper, I wasn’t boyfriend material. I would never live up
on her face, and I couldn’t stop myself. I wanted to taste her lips. I wanted to see what it would be like to be a little selfish, and it was a mistake, because I knew I wouldn’t be able to leave her alone.
“You look much too happy to have just come from studying,” N
athan grumbled.
alented and very accomplished.”
he could. I grew bitter over my eldest brother’s accomplishments, always falling short of the expectations. I couldn’t take it anymore, so one day I stopped. Asher kept going.
rary close like an hour ago?” I asked. I preferred it when the conversation didn’t relate to our older brother.
hopping after.” He gestured to the bags.
Asher and wanted him to be happy, but I couldn’t stop the part of me that wanted to pull on her nerves.
and he didn’t want his degenerate twin brother to ruin it.
ws twitched. He was trying to taunt me back, but he picked the wrong subject.
see. Don’t stay up too late daydreaming about a
I could still feel Juniper’s lips against mine, and it was electrifying. I wanted Asher to be happy, and I knew Juniper could make him happy. He would make her happy, too.