The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 134
JUNIPER
DAY 1:
Everyone stood in the room as Remy tried to navigate the tangled webs of Nathan’s mind. Ethan, Asher, and Axel took turns standing by my side, handing me drinks and snacks throughout the day. I only left the room to use the restroom.
n for too long, and I wouldn’t let myself do it again until he was himself.
“I’ve done all I can for today. I will continue tomorrow.”
gress?” I asked.
t I can’t. I’ve discovered important things, but I haven’t been able to get to the real Nathan.”
oing into this, but I couldn’t stop myself from hoping it would be over soon.
do to help?” I asked. Standing around and watching felt like a waste of my talents.
ow. As his mate, you give him strength,” Remy said.
light sedation spell. When he looked like this, it made it easy to forget the monster he became when he was conscious.
“Get some rest tonight. There’s nothing you can do by staying here.” With that, she left with Blade in tow behind her.
g with the vampires to the north.
details, but it was difficult to retain the information when my mind only wanted to focus on Nathan.
ors to the task, but the brothers instantly rejected it, refusing to let anyone else handle the well-being of their brother.
r protested. “Axel and I can handle it tonight. You need to get your rest. You are the official beta now, which means you can’t afford to be sleep deprived.”
him there was only one person at fault, and he was dead now.
w is going to be another long day.”
es to Nathan. No matter how small they are, wake me up.”
el said.
. “When have you ever been able to control me? Besides, we are more than capable of handling him for a few hours.” Ethan gave him
as enough of a motivator for him to drop the subject.
han. I wanted to protest and insist I stay with him, but my body was too exhausted to argue. The idea of a comfy bed suddenly became more appealing.
he point of speaking, when we both had the same thing on our minds?
ah today about CUW,” Eth
up. I felt too on edge to lie down right away. We hadn’t talked about school before the attack.
l plan on returning.”
f school.
ll compared to the life I was destined for, but I didn’t want to give it up just because I had found my mates.
r, I couldn’t stand the idea of going back to school and leaving Natha
ut I didn’t know what to say. He seemed to sense this and moved on.
d. “He feels that it is his responsibility to clean up the mess Charles Clandestine left
out other people’s problems than my own.
least not in the same way—so there’s nothing holding them back anymore.”
ting a divorce. They weren’t fated mates, so there was no celestial obligation keeping them together, and it was clear their relationship
s. I couldn’t stand the thought of letting our relationship break like that.
never cheat on you, and I will never give up on us.”
ed my eyes. “I will always fight for us.”
ecause so will I.”
Nathan was exhausting in every way possible, and it was a relief to take a moment with one
is going to pull through this,
nfidence. “He is one of the most determined and strongest people I know. Not anyone can become the most promising wolfball pl
would never come back to me.
ough this, I will completely fall apart, and I can’t afford to do that rig
DAY 2:
meeting with the vampire king to smooth things over.
sher and Axel wer
Nathan’s behavior.
progress. I promise.”
ht with Axel.
DAY 3:
room, Remy jumped up. There were dark circles under her eyes, making it clear she had hardly slept.
here!” She was practically vibrating, despite the exha
ou had?” I asked.
That doesn’t matter.”
at didn’t go well.”
lp him.”
ht. The amount of coffee didn’t matter if there was a way I could help Nathan. “What is it?”
two of you. Then I could use that connection to get to the root of the spell placed on him.”
han hesitantly.
really do.”