The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 55
JUNIPER
I flipped around, forcing myself to face what had just happened. Axel stood over the body of the hunter, still in wolf form. His chest heaved up and down as he stared at the hunter with the intensity of a murder. The gun was bent in half.
The hunter stared at Axel with wide eyes, blood covering his chest. His lip twitched with fury, and whatever Axel had done wasn’t enough to stop the determination in the hunter’s eyes. The man’s hand moved down, and I saw a flash of silver. I howled to warn Axel, and he jumped back, just narrowly missing the swipe of the blade.
owards me, and I felt him urging me to
I thought. I’m not going anywhere withou
from the moment I thought Axel had been shot.
to break me out of the spell. I started running, following our scents back to our clothes. I stopped, preparing to change back to my human form, but Axel dashed in front of me and growled, making me pause.
ing or where we were going, but I trusted Axel, so I pushed forward, following him as closely as possible.
the middle of the forest, where it was safe from prying eyes. Once we were back in our human form, there was no reason for a hunter to come after us, but the closer we got to the town, the more we risked someone seeing us.
ked out between the trunks of the trees. He dropped t
king my hands shake.
urgency in his voice that made me on edge.
ding what was going on. Even though a hunter had tried to shoot us, we should’ve been
ce was unusually strained.
.”
ding me. Too much blood.
ng my nickname, which made everything feel that much more serious.
ea of calm and determination.
l the one taking control. My eyes met his, and I knew I trusted Axel with my life.
really is.”
el needed help. Even if the wound was a surface wound, silver would still cause extra pain and weakness, especially if any of the silver got into his bloodstream.
re was nothing else of importance left behind.
me.
since we had a long way back to the university, but if Axe
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t back in one piece. Axel stopped his motorcycle at Ethan’s apartment.
engine, and I felt like I could hear the world around us once again.
need you to help me get
d, or there was silver in his system, and either option terrified me.
need to get you to the doctor,” I
” Axel’s voice was firm. “Take
ase.”
ght decision, but I knew Ethan would at least k
I ignored my muscles screaming, knowing Axel needed help. His usual warmth was gone, and his blood was sticky and wet.
n’t care that I sounded like a lunatic. I knew if Axel didn’t get help soon, his wound could be deadly.
be home.
Ethan wasn’t here, I had no idea what I’d do. I didn’t have a car
oor swung open. “What on earth—Juniper.” Ethan’s eyes were wide as he took in the scen
f blood. I wanted to take him to the doctor, but he insisted on coming here.” My words were rushed, and I felt like there was so muc
ort his weight on my own, but Ethan had a hold on Axel a moment later. “Help me bring him to the table.”
nto the table as if he weighed nothing.
reased with worry.
werewolf hunter did this?”
aid. He said he knew because the hunter
h it still in his body. When did this happen?”
our ago. We were taking a run through the forest when we came across the hunter. We rushed back here on his motorcycle as fast as we could,” I explained.
drove in this condition for an hour?” Ethan gawked. I nodded. “I don’t know how he did it, but
t,” Ethan assured. “But I’ll need your help. Go to my bathroom and get the first aid kit from under the sink. There sho
m and easily found what I was looking for. When I made
going to scream, but I need you to stay focused. I need you to help me keep him as still as possible. I can’t have him move while I dig out that bullet, otherwise…” His voice dropped off, but he didn’t have to finish his sentence for me to know what he was going to say.
ad lost almost all of his color, and as much as this terrified me, the thought of lo
dy.”
breath. “Three.”
dess that Axel was going to be okay.