The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 62

JUNIPER

After I moved the last of my stuff to my new dorm, I took a moment to look around. It was small and all mine, but it was also strangely quiet. It was both nice and a little unnerving. I wasn’t used to having a place to myself. Even when I was a child, my parents often rented small apartments where we would share a space to save money, since we never stayed for more than a few months at a time.

This was the first place I could truly call my own. Despite the barren walls and small space, it was my own.

put the last of my stuff away and sent Axel a quick message, letting him know I was heading bac

W, saving rooms for staff and special students. It came in handy for rotating lecturers.

packs, but they were lone wolves.

lot of ways, especially now that the tie with Moira was broken. I still belonged to Alpha Miller’s pack, but I knew I would never return there. I was never one of them, and I had no desire to try to be one of them ever again.

de, even when the whole school turned against me. The Burrell brothers were the closest thing I had to the support of a pack, but I knew I would never be one of them.

of his pack.

destined to be a lone wolf.

be forced to l

ld Ethan

my bones, and I knew the only thing that would make the feeling subside was being by Axel’s side.

run to him, hold him in my arms, and just drink in

f I ran it would be admitting my need to be by Axel’s side to the rest of t

rs two at a time, only pausing when I was in front of his door to catch my breath. I hesitated, realizing

nock, but before I had a chance to follow through with my decision, footsteps distracted me.

s sharp features. Between his pinstriped, black button-up shirt and his perfectly shined shoes, there was not a single hair out of place on this man.

e closer he got, the more on edge my wolf felt. His power and fierceness rang out around him, making me want to cower in front of him.

artment, but it was like I was in a trance. This man held my gaze captive, and the only thing I could do was wait for him to pass by.

a crooked smile.

made me squirm.

didn’t take away from his attractiveness. Instead, it amplified it, making it seem like he was wise and knew exactly how to treat someone well.

ing told me he didn’t

ebrows. It felt as if I had gone to war with this man before and lost.

e. “So you don’t truly remember who I am?”

d already come to his own conclusion, and my words would be of no importance.

espite my instincts telling me to stay quiet. I didn’t remember the man in front of me, but the shape of his nose and high cheekbones reflected a familiarity I had come to know very well. “You’re Beta Burrell, though, aren’t

uld’ve guessed as much. What other explanation would there be for my sons to lie for you?”

what he meant by his words, since I never asked any of the brothers to lie for me. I didn’t even know what they lie

n.”

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ASHER

nd Axel’s blood trail the first day we arrived. We followed it back to where there were signs of a struggle. The dirt had been kicked up, and Juniper’s scent still linge

tepped foot in this forest.

xel, there would be no proof Axel and Juniper ever came across a hunter. It was strange and unnerving for countless reasons.

de camp in the forest, away from the prying eyes of the townsfolk. Ethan insisted we couldn’t go to the motel Juniper and Axel had stayed in. If there was any chance that the owners of the motel were connected to the wolf hunters, it’d be too dangerous for us to stay there. So instead, we set up bedroll

the sun had set, the bite in the air

ing inside of me broke.

caution.

cusations was what made me lose Juniper in the first place. Besides, there wasn’t any reason for me to accuse her.

t together, she made it clear it wasn’t any of

ast there was plausible deniability without proof. I could pretend like there was nothing going on between Axel and Juniper, even though I feared there was.

y loyal to me, it still stung thinking about her jumping into bed with my brother so soon after breaking up with me.

about her leaving me for Axel.

hurt her and pushed her away. It didn’t make it sting any less when I wondered if she even let my body cool before jumping to the ne

n done that.

be over. Or I wanted something interesting to happen

d it up. I dropped it immediately, the silver coating causing my fingers to burn.

initials carved into the lip of the shell. CC.