The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 148

ETHAN

I stepped out of the car first, scanning the area for any potential dangers or traps. I stood in front of a little coffee shop in the next town over. The owner was a werewolf, and she agreed to let us use the space for the meeting on her day off. While the shop was owned by a werewolf, the town was mostly human, with the exception of a few mystical beings who decided to live among the humans.

Not many werewolves made that choice, especially because they knew there were consequences if humans ever discovered their true nature. Having this meeting in human territory made me even more nervous. If the vampire king wanted to cause issues, it could easily become a disaster. However, King Claude refused to meet us in our own pack, and Winston hoped the vampire king would behave if he knew humans were around.

as we did.

what we hoped.

asses, and Winston had on a button-up shirt and black slacks. Together, they looked like celebrities. Anywhere else, they may have been revered as celebrities, but they were unknown to the population of this town.

eet here,” Winston said, taking the shop owne

few times in my childhood, but she moved out of the pack before the incident with James. Her mate was a warrior, and the day he didn’t come home was the day she decided to leave, deciding it was too painful to stay around other werewolves who st

ipping away. She had no desire to be around vampires.

were here for backup, in case anything went wrong. I wanted more warriors, but Winston insisted we limit the numbe

vampire after all of the threats on her life.

n, but his eyes were sunken in, and he was thin.

on boiled my blood.

n’t say anything, Winston said. It’s not our place to jud

ed off humans. That was no secret. Werewolves had gone to war over that fact a long time ago. However, neither species proved to be

small gesture was enough to show his arrogance. He wanted to rub it in our faces that he could do as he pleased with his human slaves, and there was nothing we could do without risking war.

ly disheveled.

offee shop, and Winston was the first to greet him.

cepting our meeting invitation.” Winston held his hand out.

an honor to meet me, and I couldn’t very well turn down the invitation after one of your own caused the deaths of my vampires.”

smile on her face, but there were razors in her mouth. She wasn’t about to let King Claude throw all of the blame onto werewolves.

did hear about that. It’s a shame really.” The vampire loo

ht of going by the same name Anthony had.

u.”

ndly to anyone who betrays my pack,” I said.

that.” King Claude’s smirk grated my nerves. He was making it harder and hard to keep my cool. “How is your brother doing? Is his brain still scrambled?”

He did his research before coming here, and he was ready to use anything to rile us up.

r had taught me to wear. While his tactics had been harsh, the ability to suppress my emotions was the only reason I was able to face the vampire king without starting anything. My mask was wavering, though. I wasn’t sure how much more I could handle.

etty face that caused so much trouble for the both of us.”

my mouth. I hated that he knew Juniper’s name, and it was even worse that he had it on his t

made sure he got what he deserved. Please, let’s have a seat to discuss things further.”

is sons turned against him. She must be pretty special if she can turn four sons against their father.”

knew too much about Juniper and my father, and it made me nervous.

The issue was much more complicated than that,” Winston answered for me. “Come,

f werewolves for any longer than I have to.”

ake care of the issue on our end.”

pires,” King Claude said simply.

vampires to attack us,” Kalli said. “Our pack

olves. It’d be too much of an inconvenience.”

“You could’ve just said that.”

ing Claude looked more amused than anything.

in. “I could have, dear, but it was so much more fun to come here and meet you all in person.” His eyes landed on me, and my muscles tensed. I couldn’t bring myself to say anything, knowing it would only cause issues if I did.

can see that, and as long as we are on the same page, that neither party is interested in war, then I believe there’s no need to waste our time any longer.”

ng her in the future.”

he reasons he gave, and it unsettled me. I swore to myself I would do whatever it took to make sure Juniper and King Claude never met.

ut just before he exited, he paused, turning back to us. “Oh, and I’d still be careful. Just because I don’t have an interest in starting a war, doesn’t mean there aren’t those out there who want revenge.”