The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 103
ETHAN
I ran to the library, not wanting to waste any more time than I already had. It was late, and there was hardly anyone on campus. The library was closed, but Moira made it clear that Juniper had told her this was where she was. It was the only lead I had to go off, but it was better than what I had before Moira showed up.
A student in a dark hoodie walked by the library, and I went straight up to him. “Have you seen someone with brown hair and amber eyes? Possibly being taken against her will?”
longer.
tuned skills would only cost Juniper her life, not help her.
send Moira a message, maybe she was conscious enough to leave some other type of clue. I walked towards the library, looking for anything that was unusual.
had been injured. When I finally found the bastard who took her, I knew my wolf would unleash with little restraint. I’d feel sorry for the poor sap, if he wasn’t trying to destroy the one person I ever truly wanted to be with.
another. The trail led around to the back of the library, stopping at some old service door. Vines had grown over the door, and the handle was rusted.
the library.
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ASHER
had to spend more time in study sessions to achieve the grades expected of me.
when the time came.
Most of my training was embedded in my muscles, so it didn’t take much to block and retaliate the blows I was receiving. However, my opponents were fresh and sharp. They saw openings in my defenses before I even realized it was happening. It was making it difficult to get in hits of my own.
hey sent hit after hit my way, refusing to give me even a second to breathe or change. Metal clinked against metal as I blocked every single attack, but blocking wasn’t enough. I had to kill them and get to
s instant death.
head.
landing on the larger one of the two of them. He sank his teeth into the man’s neck.
o avoid the silver, and plunged that knife into his chest. If he was a werewolf, the first dagger wouldn’t have been sufficient, but the silver in his own dagger would stop him fro
own the mouth of A
across the room.
someone, it was important.
oking around at an empty parking lot.
.
e’s gone without a trace, and we still don’t know w
find him.” The air around us gr
Axel said, but I could feel his mood drop. “Let’s go see if there’s anything in the ware
n. It would soften the failure just a little.
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JUNIPER
oom.
ed. His hands were now freed from the restraints, but he was still sitting in the same place.
I said. I pulled off one of the white sheets from the furniture, cau
u think I would’ve done that already if I could
I scrunched my nose, unsure of what I was looking for.
t be happy,” Nathan pointed out.
Williams about everything that’s going on. If this group is successful in taking out Alpha Williams and putting Beta Burrell in his place, then they will try to start a war with vampires. Lives will be lost, and it will be terrible. I can’t let that happen.”
back was turned towards Nathan, because I didn’t want him to see me fall apart.
e of it. My body ached, my head was dizzy, and it felt like the wei
han’s voice was quiet, but it called out t
even considered him an option before. I had been too caught up with Asher, then Axel. I had always felt drawn to him, bu
was also something new mixed in wi
the other brothers.
n’t trying to upset you. I’m just terrified they are going to hurt you.”
before everything crumbled.
than. He was warm, and even though I knew I wasn’t, I felt safe in his arms a
you, too,” I muttered, letting myself fall apart fo