The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 65

ETHAN

I rolled the shotgun shell around in my gloved hands. After days of searching, this was the only clue we had to the presence of werewolf hunters in the area. Whoever shot Axel didn’t leave any other traces or scents behind—human or otherwise.

It was disconcerting. Every other case I had dealt with when it came to werewolf hunters had left a trace—all except one. If the hunter could mask his scent, it would put the school in danger. The hunter could walk onto campus without realizing a stranger was there.

es this mean the search is over?” Ash

lmost like he was a shell of himself.

e possibility I could think of, and I didn’t like it.

moved on. We don’t know if he was just passing through and Juniper and Axel were unlucky, or

do you think it’s possible that the hunter was tracking Juniper and Axel?” Asher asked, knitting his eyebrows together. It was clear the possibility had never cross

level.

sher asked.

the other warriors about Asher’s discovery. They were just bodies in case we needed strength to fight any hunters. They didn’t need to be looped in abou

he was able to handle the truth I was about to unfold. “The only other time I haven’t been able to find any tr

ift into their wolf forms.”

ssassin was sent after Juniper.

a child who needed to be protected. He deserved to know the truth.

something I understood years later after researching everything I knew about that day to put puzzle pieces together. “Silver bullets were used, so whoever shot them knew what they were. There were no traces of the attacker, either. No scent, nothing. Not even a bullet shell.”

There was no reason someone should’ve been sent to kill him.

for a long time, which drove me to research the truth. There was so

t of her to protect her. He was never the target,” I said.

about it and the older I got, the more I realized that didn’t make sense.

rotect her from.

up. If it was someone who held a grudge against Beta Burrell, I would have also been targeted.

t want us near her.”

ember what it is that put her in danger in the first place. Whoever hired the assassin in the first place, seemed satisfied with her memory block.”

n’t it be better for her to stay in the dark and never remember instead of looking for danger?”

hat happens when her memory is suddenly triggered?” I asked. “What happens when whoever tried to kill her the first time—whoever killed her parents—decides it’s too dangerous to have her around? I’m surprised she’s been fine for as long as she has been, but something is telling me it’s not going to last.” I pulled out the bullet shell ag

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JUNIPER

ation for a moment. It felt like I was in a dream as the deft fingers slid over my cheek and then down my neck.

life in his face again, and the storm in his eyes was calm.

rom back to back events had left my body and soul drained. I had told myself I’d only close my eyes for just a moment. I had no idea how long that moment ended up lasting.

lower. Maybe his movements were more deliberate than he was making them seem.

trying to ignore him as he rubbed soft circles just above my hip bones. “Do

nice against my skin.” He smiled, trying to reassure me, but it didn’t work.

knew I shouldn’t have let you come with me.” My voice cracked, giving away my frustration with the situation. “Axel, you have to take your health seriously. I don’t think I can handle much more of you

ot better.”

ared to dig in my heels with this.

erything else. All I wanted was for Axel to keep going.

embered where we wer

e hem of my shorts, making me inhale sharply.

had only been together once, but that was enough to make me crave more, knowing exactly what it felt like to have Axel touch every part of my body.

his touch.

mirked. “Oh? Is this how we’re going to do this?”

narrowed my eyes at him, ignoring his flirty banter. I lifted his shirt up and looked at his side, inspecting the

” Axel asked, but the seduction in his voice had settled.

ul not to touch the actual wound. It had scabbed over, but there were still deep bruises on the skin around the wound. The wound looked clean, and there were no signs of infection.

looking for.

rs.

sed him as if he would break. “T

.”

act me.

Axel assured.

sure you’re hungry.”

started getting up to follow me. “I’ll come with.”

opped, gently pl

zy if I have to stay in this bed,” Axel protested. “I promise to let you do all of the work if you let me just sit in the kit

er finding him collapsed, but there was a desperation in his eyes that I couldn’t ignore. With a sigh, I agreed. “Fine, but only if you let me do all of the cooking.”

“Deal.”

eath in the process.

made me wonder if I would ever get tired of his touch.

f our attention. Ethan and Asher stood at the end of the hall with bags draped over their shoulders.

ack early,” Axel said, seeming unphased by the fact we were ju