The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 101

ETHAN

“What are you doing here?” I asked.

Moira huffed and rolled her eyes. “I don’t know. It’s stupid. I shouldn’t have come.”

Can this wait?” I asked, still trying to figure out

Juniper should’ve just reached out to you instead of linking me. I don’t know what her problem is.”

”

just trying to study, and then suddenly she started linking me, but it was almost like it wasn’t working. I tried to link her back to tell her to stop trying to link me, but it was like she couldn’t hear me.” Moira placed her hands on my hips. “It was really annoying. When I see her, I’m going to make sure she knows I’m not her messenger. I don’t even know why she’d reach out to me either. She knows I ha

was talking to.

comments Moira added. She could say she hated Juniper all she wanted, but for whatever reason she was standing in my doorway, giving me a message.

e that she’s at the library studying like usual.”

e ask you to tell me this?”

ago or something? Well, I told you her message, so tell her that the two of us are e

“She told you she was at the library? Did she say anything else?”

my grip. “No. I don’t get why you’re

ve to go,” I said, stepping into my apartment. I tried to shut the door, but

me inside. “Is Juniper in trouble or something?”

er Moira’s questions. I had already lost valuable time, and if Juniper linked Moira out of all people to tell me she was at the

er that way.” I went to my closet and started grabbing my warrior gear.

’s why the link sounded so weird. It’s also why she hasn’t been in class, right? She has never missed a day of class, and I thought it was strange. She goes even when she’s sick.”

en better than me, but that doesn’t mean I want her hurt. I just wanted to ruin her reputation.”

I scoffed and shook my head

“I—”

have to work through your terrible behavior on your own.” I ushered Moira out of my apartment, locking the door behind me. Charles would have to stay tied up until I got Juniper back. Then I would take him to Alpha Williams.

“I—”

tied up until I got Juniper back. Then I would take him to Alpha Williams.

as Alpha Williams was on campus, he would be close enough for me to send a link to. Once that happened, it was all over for my father and anyone else he was working with. Tomorrow everything would get resolved. Right now, I had to make s

to still be alive, I reminded myself. If Juniper was dead, I would’ve felt the pain of the mate bond breaking. That thought was the only thing keeping me sane.

ough to not follow me. Where I was going, I knew death was going to follow. I didn’t care about keeping captives for a proper trial. Whoever took Juniper had signed their own death warrant.

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JUNIPER

e as it slammed against the cold, hard ground. I rolled so I was facing up. The hunter grunted and walked away from me. The drugs still laced my body, but they didn’t feel as heavy as before. I didn’t know how long had passed since I lost consciousness or where I was in the slightest.

I pushed myself off the ground into a sitting position. I wanted to stand up, but my head felt dizzy just from the smallest movement. I looked around the dark

e me.

ur minimum.”

I stopped moving.

.”

ss him with Axel. I knew nothing could make me forget his face again.

it,” he pointed out.

I ran into Craig, he tried to shoot me on sight. If he had wanted to, he could’ve shot me in the back in Ethan’s apartment.

you’re still alive,” Craid answered. He bit into his apple, and the juice ran down his chin. The sight made my stomach churn.

me of my questions.

fruit in only a couple of bites. “Lucky you. He ordered me to do whatever it took to kill you, but he’s being blinded by his sons.”

ieve,” I muttered. Beta Burrell didn’t seem to care about the well-being of any of his sons, and it m

hen they’ll join his side willingly,” Craig explained.

happen.”

your life, I knew you were the key to getting those boys on my side. If your life is at stake, they’ll do anything I say,” Craig said.

eaten me.”

ng.

ry of yours?” he asked. He smirked

went black and my head spun. I sank to the floor, knowing that running wasn’t an option with the drugs still pulsing through my system.

ed behind Craig. He threw the body a few feet in front of me, and I had no doubt it was Nathan.

eye was swollen and b

, crawling to his side. His eyes were wild, but as he saw me, they calmed down. After removing the gag from his mouth, I cradled his head, wishing there was somethi

where it didn’t belong, and he had to be taught a lesson.”

I saw him get injured on the wolfball field.

f energy.

’t really care. In case you forgot, I kill pe

der. There was no point in arguing with a killer about morals, even if I wanted to beat him for harming a hair on Nathan’s head.

st that theory. Should we see what Nat

t as afraid as I was.