The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 159

JUNIPER

Three more loud pounds on the door echoed through the apartment, and I couldn’t breathe. I wasn’t aware of anyone coming to the apartment, and the knocks sounded urgent and aggressive.

Axel took a step towards the door. “I’ll see who it is.”

soon find out.

“Let me in!” The voice on the ot

ed like he had been up all night.

s face against my hair and took a slow breath, as if he hadn’t been able to breathe the entire time we were apart.

ing here?” Axel asked.

’t move as he answered. “I told Asher I would find a way t

ston would let you leave after Charles escaped,” Axel said.

didn’t respond, and someth

should come inside,” Nathan said. “It’s too dange

tching him follow me deeper into the living room.

y to get away from the pack, away from his new position.

cked, and with Charles on the loose, I couldn’t stay away,” Ethan said.

ere with so much going on. Doesn’t the pack need you to keep it together?”

wasn’t saying anything. “Juniper is my priority. After everything that has happened, I refuse to leave her unattend

he?” Axel asked.

an didn’t look at Axel. “I didn’t ask perm

, but the weight behind his words killed the happiness I felt from seeing Ethan. As much as I wanted him by my side, I didn’t want it if it meant he would get in trouble.

e.

you don’t trust me to take care of things, but I can do more than you think.”

ow you are more than capable of handling yourself.”

Asher challenged.

r again!” Ethan snapped, moving away from me. “I failed her once. I’m not going to lose her agai

not going anywhere.”

ay back for what I did to him—”

stop Charles, and he’ll fail again.”

d several warriors,” Elijah pointed out. “We failed to realize he lied t

after yet. I still had my mates who sacrificed so much for me, and even if there were others who hated me purely for my existence, I couldn’t let myself miss out on the good of the moment.

hony did.”

as if you’re the only one who could do anything about it.”

help you,” Nathan added.

o matter what he says.” He pulled out his phone and stepped into the other room to make the call.

that I’m glad he’s here, even if I think it’s stupid?”

er down my arm, and the undertone in his voice made my voice shiver. “If I’m being honest, I’m glad he’s here, too.”

ed him coming.”

nice, but he’s still the alpha. I’d be surprised if Ethan goes unpunished for going against him, and I don’t want to see him ruin his relationship with Winston so early. However, as a rebel myself, I think breaking the rules is good

f us there are to protect you, the better off we are,” Nathan added. He m

hts, but I forced myself to change my train of thought. Elijah was drugged and kidnapped, Asher was unconscious in his room, and there was a chance Ethan was goi

ook deep breaths, reminding myself that it was just a dream. That didn’t stop the flashes of the nightmare that made it hard to close my eyes again.

es had been the one with his hands wrapped around my throat, telling me I was finally getting what I deserved.

ton had scolded him for leaving the way he did, but then he said it was good Ethan had come here, especially with the disappearance of Elijah. Winston made it clear that Ethan could only stay until Elijah

e pack to continue his responsibilities as beta, and we’d be separated for the rest of the semester. Ethan returning to the pack would be a good thing, since it would mean Elijah was safe and Charles wasn’t, but my chest ached thinking abo

pt. He was getting better, and it made me hopeful for the future.

we would all be able to find the peace I so desperately

subtle and likely nothing, but my heart still raced as I looked down the hallway, waiting for the sound to happen again.

dn’t slow the rate of my heart. As I stepped into the living room, I looked around, but I didn’t see anything unusual. I flipped on the lights, and that was when I noticed a small envelope in front of the door.

was scribbled on the front of it. I swallowed hard and ripped it open. My eyes sc

ive, come to the warehouse on Third Street alone tomorrow night. If you don’t show up, or if you bring your mates, then Elijah will die.

but this was definitely a trap. If I went, I was giving the enemy exactly what they wanted. However, if I ignored it, Elijah would die, and I’d lose the chance to get to know him.

e letter, knowing there was only one