The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 161
JUNIPER
I struggled to untie the knot, keeping the gag in Elijah’s mouth, and after a few minutes of struggling, I gave in and extended a claw, easily tearing through the cloth. I let it fall to the floor, and Elijah stretched his jaw with his new-found freedom.
“You have no idea how annoying that thing was,” Elijah said.
stand on, ignoring the chaos swarming around us. Charles and Barbara had been quickly taken down once Axel, Asher, and Ethan arrived with the warriors from our school. Charles di
had actually come here by yourself.”
Charles would’ve killed Elijah on the spot.
heek was bruised, and the wound looked fresh. I wondered what Charles did to him in the twenty-four hour period of captivity.
to get there.”
n’t understand why he’d bother to come after you and me and risk his freedom in the pro
ys been there for me. She was someone who I could always talk to if I needed to figure things out. I never would have thought she was working with Anthony this entire time.”
now a person,” I said. I wasn’t thinking about Barbara as the words came out of my mouth. Instead, I thought about all of the secrets my mother had kept from me over the years. I would always love her, and the empty space in my life where
out you being my father?” I asked.
gs might have gone very differently, but I also understood why she did what she did. I think she wanted to protect you from the life of the alpha’s daughter.”
had allowed me to know my true lineage. I wish I had a chance to get to know you when I was a chi
from something, something only Bob ever truly understood.”
u mean?” I asked.
from something?”
t sometimes I just felt like there was a whole other life she had lived that she kept secret.”
t I didn’t know.
tions. Then he looked at Nathan and Axel talking to each other. “Those boys love you and would do anything for you.”
here would be moments where our relationship would strain for one reason or another, but I knew it would never be because of lies or secrets they kept from me. I trusted them with my whole heart.
My cheeks burned as my smile only increas
ce glowing the moment he laid eyes on me. Ethan refused to let Nathan be a part of the initial raid, since
as well, and soon all four brothers were making their way towards me.
ing up the captives to take back to the pack soon,” Ethan said. “Winston wants to interrogate them as soon as possible. He wants to ensure we got everyone this time.”
what does
lty this time,” Ethan said.
les doesn’t deserve to keep living,” Elijah said. “Now, who’s up for ice cream, since we never got to do that.”
aid. “I’ll take a rain check for now.”
d anything to say about it.
ut we settle for ice cream at the apartment?” I suggested.
o?”
father. “I want to get to know you while I have the chance. I don’t want to regret anything.”
the apartment,” Axel offered.
rrowed his eyes, knowing Axel offered
at,” Elijah said.
meant he would have to return to the pack.
d by the door, lingering as Ethan said goodbye to his brothers. He took his time, and I knew he was stalling.
ou to keep up with that defense training in case anyone else comes out of hiding to try to pull a stunt like this,” Ethan said. The way he spoke made him sou
as too young to start thinking about a family, but there was something about Ethan that made it easy to imagine a family with him.
w, and he made deals with dangerous people. It’s better to be safe than sorry.”
on’t worry. I will keep them on a strict training sched
little more.
winked, sending a shiver down my spine.
imaced. “My car is here.”
I quickly said.
we finally made it to the front of the building, Ethan stopped and kissed me on the forehead. He didn’t say anything, but I felt how hard this was on him.
d him and tried to hold back the tears that I knew
aying goodbye,” I whispered into his chest. I didn’t want him to know I was cr
“Then let’s not say goodbye. Let’s not say anything, because I’m goin
lli walking in on you again and interrupting anything.”
hat woman has a sixth sense for c**k blocking.”
I think she can just be a bit of an airhead sometimes.”
ulled back, lifting a
e details to Ethan’s face.
let you go until you tell me,”
oing to miss your flight
sown you this time.”
.”
out of this. “Just details, like number of o*****s and positions, and who did what. Just stuff like that.”
y tone, making me lose my focus.
ed to roll my eyes, but then Ethan kissed me, swiping his to
high marks,” I w
I’m gone.”
ue. While I had his brothers, each of my mates wa
ing us back together again, and in the meantime, I had Asher, Axel, and Nathan to keep me company.