The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 156
ETHAN
I burst into the prison, causing the door to slam and the ricochet against the wall. “What do you mean Charles escaped?” I snarled. Kalli, Winston, and I got the news at the same time, but they were busy dealing with other matters and asked me to head over to the prison immediately. They would both come as soon as they could get away from the meeting with other alphas.
The guards paled and shrank in my presence. They weren’t the most skilled warriors in the pack, but Charles was not someone who could fight against multiple trained warriors. He should’ve never gotten past the guards. He shouldn’t have been able to escape from his cell door in the first place. The metal was reinforced with silver to prevent werewolves from shifting and escaping from their pure strength.
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en I came to take over his shift, Beta Ethan,” Finn said. He was in charge of the set of guards designated for the prison.
footage?” I asked.
nd knew exactly what was expected of him. That was the reason Kalli gave him this position in the first place.
” I ordere
e footage of the cameras set up around the pack. The guard sitting at the desk replayed the hour around the time Charl
conscious, the hooded figure looked up directly at the camera. The shadows covered his or her face, making it impossible to identify the person.
they were in view was proof of that. But why would they want us to see them? Was it a power play to prove to us that we couldn’t touch them? Were they taunting us?
or several minutes of footage, but the guard sped past those unimportant moments.
l, Beta Ethan.”
ious in any of them.
ite the breakout occurring around midnight.
in the entire territory, but we were weak.
athers, and I felt like there was never a time to catch my breath. There
r’s name on the caller ID.
,” I said before slipping out of the security room. I quickly answered the phone.
the news. “What?”
g to put on a brave face, but I can tell it unsettled her.”
rough my hair, pulling at the roots. I wanted to scream an
he’s going to take care of the interrogation,” Asher said. He tried to keep his tone calm, but I felt his irritation as he spoke.
r to be an extension of myself.
asn’t something I could ask. “Look, I’ll talk to Winston to see what I can do. Until then, stay by Juniper’s s
l is with her righ
s watching that apartment. She doesn’t go anywhere without at least two guards and either you or Axel. Understood?”
fly with Juniper. She already thinks we’re hovering too much—although, she probably doesn’t think that now.”
n.
I know you’re worried, but isn’t this a little
said.
t guy to attack Juniper?”
to stop until he gets it,” I said, feeling the weight of my words.
been in them. It was almost as if someone had warned the followers.
.
n as I can to help, too,” I said.
”
unish me later. I knew I could handle whatever came my way as long as I knew Juniper was safe.
JUNIPER
statement. I felt uneasy as we walked towards his office. I couldn’t tell if the unease was because I didn’t want to talk to Elijah or if this whole attack had me on edg
alked behind. It felt excessive, especially as students gawked as we walked by. I understood the concern, and it did make me feel better, especially after finding out Charles had escaped. However, it also made me just want to go back to the pack. If the rest of my semester was going to be like this, it felt like too much effort.
ays until he got his revenge.
emed safe, Asher held the door open for me.
t’d make me feel better.
everything that has
t her side,” Barabara said.
was feeling up Axel’s arms when she met him, I linked, biting back
smile.
conversation. “I couldn’t have asked for a better mate.”
d the subject. “Is Elijah in? He asked me to come here as quickly as possible.”
“You can go in now. Oh! But you should have a cookie
of sugar cookies. T
as politely as I could.
“If you’re trying to be health conscious, you don’t have to worry about it. You already look so beautiful, and you have so many mates who
bite and said with crumbs still in his mouth, “These are amazing.”
rriors who were standing still. “Come on. All of you should have a cookie, too. You’re working so hard.
es brightened at the offer, and they each took one.
taking one.”
nt one, but I also knew she was the type of person who wouldn’t stop until I took one. I had no intention of eating it, but ma
e. “We’re going to talk to Elijah now.”
rbara had a chance to force any additional cookies into my hand. Elijah was on the phone when we entered, and Asher and I lingered by the door for him to finish. When he was down, an exasperated sigh left his lips. He rubbed his temples for a moment before finally looking up and acknowledging our presence.
ol.”
on. She can fill you in later.”