The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 69
JUNIPER
“What’s going on?” I whispered, my own heart racing.
Axel didn’t respond right away. Instead, he stared into my eyes with a fear that shook his very core. After a moment, he looked around, making a point to keep his body in front of mine. “I think it’s safe.”
ut? Why wouldn’t it be safe?”
oughts, already answering my own question, but I didn’t want to assume anything.
through his hair, messing up the perfect style. “For a moment, I thought someone might be following u
us, Axel would’ve been the one to get hurt, since he jumped in front of me like a shield before I even knew what was happening.
ul, since there’s no security to keep things safe.”
get my heart to calm down.
n’t have any proof, but it felt like the hunter was targeting you specifically.”
making it feel like I misheard him.
’t want me to tell you, because he didn’t want to worry you unnecessarily, especially because we don’t know if it
lf-expecting the hunter to jump out and shoot Axel again. “Why are you telling me this n
said something sooner. I’m sorry.”
and I couldn’t stop my pulse from racing.
le, but it wasn’t enough, not when I knew there was a chance the hunte
d my forehead and pulled me into a hug.
him getting hurt because of me again.
ing out.
one is following us. I didn’t mean to scare you.”
I forced a smile, even though I knew it didn’t hide how I was a
***
AXEL
st, taking deep breaths. “Okay.” She released her grip and slid off my mot
’t for my helmet, I would’ve leaned in to kiss her.
er secret to the long list.
g happening to her. I prayed to the Moon Goddess that I was wrong, and she wasn’t being targeted again. However, I also knew I would do whatever it took to keep her safe.
fe were a struggle. I just wanted to be by her side every moment of every day.
f actually go for what I wanted, I couldn’t stop the streak of selfishness that came with it.
sed, unsure what my brother could possibly want. Ever since Juniper came into the picture, he and I had hardly hung out. At first, it was because he was spending all of his time with her. Now
ame to Juniper.
ke you don’t know,” he snapped.
d my eyebrows and blinked a few times, expecting him to say he was kidding or something. “I really don’t know what has you in a pissy mood. If you’re here to see Juniper, I don’t think now’s the best time. She’s really shaken up from the attack, and the last thing she needs is to deal with your piss
the first place.”
use me?”
u two would’ve never been in that forest. If you had just minded your own business—”
wouldn’t have had to save her from you. If I had known there was a h
composure he had left.
ith this from my brother. “I didn’t do s**t against you.”
p in and take her.” He was desperate and pathetic. It was infuriating.
h you, and you turned around and f****d it up. You hurt her, and I was just there to pick up the pieces. Don’t blame me for the mistake you made.”
t mean to hurt her.”
tand the fact that Juniper ran to me when he showed some of his true colors.
he reasonable one, but there was something about Juniper that made him
ut—”
lt. If you don’t realize who that is, try looking in a mirror.”
r my perfect twin cussing. That was something he normally left to my degenerate self. “I’m su
like this, wild and letting loose.
d you, and you destroyed her.”
er. Seeing her cry and knowing my brother was the cause was too much. The fact that he wasn’t even taking full responsibility made it worse. “Do you actually think you’d still be with her if I wasn’t there to pick up the pieces? Because you’re wrong. Even if I wasn’t there, she wouldn’t want to be with you. No one would after what you did.”
he snapped.
a rare sight to see.
fist forward. I easily dodged his attack, but he came at me again. He had training as a warrior, but I knew how to street fight.
the jaw. “Do you really want to do this? You won’t get Juniper back this way. You’re too late
torso as he wrapped his arms around my waist. My back hit the ground hard enough to knock the wind out of me. He pushed off of me and swung at my face. His fist collided with my jaw, snapping my head to the side.
the pain, which only made Asher angrier. He hit me again, and this time I tasted blood.
he growled, hitting me a third time
e wasn’t pretending to be prim and proper for our father. He was letting himself feel his emotions for once, and it was a beautiful sight.
voice screamed.
e of this.
g me won’t change what you did. Accept you f****d up and move on.”
to us, and it never will. We weren’t meant to have her.”
h. My face throbbed with pain, and blood dripped down my face. I knew I looked like a mess, and I wasn’t sure if Juniper would be mad or worried after seeing the last bit of the fight.