The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 158

JUNIPER

I looked up at the bodies approaching. All of them were wearing black masks, and there were at least five of them, but my view was limited from the ground.

“Stay behind me,” Asher said. He held up his hands as if he was ready to fight, but his legs quivered.

ou go,” one of the people in black said.

narled.

gathered on his forehead.

to block the attack, but just barely. He was moving slower than normal.

trying to nudge Elijah. He groaned and didn’t move.

arriors fought off the attackers, but this wasn’t like the previous attack on me. These attackers seemed

ct during that time and try to get Elijah and myself to safety somehow.

d in a sharper tone, panic quickly taking over. My throat tightened at the thought of being taken away from my mates again. This was supposed to be over, and I was going

g if I could get Elijah and myself in the car, it would serve as an extra level of protection.

ook my finger around the key ring.

over, which threw the attacker off balance enough to let go of me.

, leaving me with the man focused on me. He grabbed my wrist and tried to pull me to my feet, but my training with Asher and Axel s

ng it harder for him to pick me up. He grunted a

picked me up, even when I tried to make my body as heavy as possible. I thrashed in his arms, trying to free myself, but when he only tightened his grip, ignoring the slashing of my claws agai

back, giving me just enough space to slam the heel of my palm up and into his nose. The crunch of the bone made my stomach churn, but then he let go of me, and I fell onto the ground hard.

someone shouted.

edge, waiting for someone else to attack me. However, all of the attackers ran off, leaving the rest of us behind. I looked around, and most of the warrior body guards were on the ground, no longer moving, and I prayed they were only unconscious.

ping through my veins.

rabbed Asher’s hand and tried to pull him to his feet. “We have to get out of here.” I didn’t know if the attackers would come back, bu

y pretty tonight, doesn’t it?” Asher didn’t move an

to focus. We have to get out of here. We’re not safe.”

said. “I wish I could just keep you in my pocket to keep you safe a

But you can stand up to keep me safe. Come with me, so you can protect me.”

nt to just take

“You can’t nap here. Let’s go to the a

ut I didn’t understand how it happened. He was fine just a few minutes ago. Everyone was fine, and then suddenly they weren’t. I didn’t understand who could’ve drugged them, and why was I

y one who didn’t eat a cookie. Elijah said he had known Baraba his entire life and trusted her, but he had trusted Anthony, too.

was the only explanation I could think of.

immediately started thrashing.

ed my senses.

was of stable mind, because if the attackers had come back before I got Asher out of there, I knew I wouldn’t have been able to protect him.

afe now,” Axel said, holding me tightly.

self.”

able to protect not only myself but others around me, too.

athan and I look up from the couch. He slumped into the armchair near the couch and let out a long sigh. “You were right. Barbara is

d been drugged. It was just a sleeping medication, but in high doses, it could cause hallucinations.

?” he asked.

t did little to stop my mind from spiraling.

around us.”

with the brothers always around, but I still wasn’t used to relying on others.

to be anymore threats, but I started to fear that would never be the case.

at this will end.”

war between vampires and werewolves. I thought that was over after the attack on the pack house, but I hadn’t done anything special to stop that. Maybe I had just been naive. Maybe all of this was far from over. Maybe the Moon Goddess still had a plan for me, but I didn’t understand why. I couldn’t even protect Elijah. How was I supposed to do the bidding of a goddess?

to break into the apartment.