The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 73

JUNIPER

As the days ticked on, it became impossible to imagine leaving. Axel and I spent nearly every moment together that we could. I kept my promise and went to class. I even caught up on all of the classwork I missed during the week I took off.

Part of me wondered if any of the school work would matter in just a few days. There were only two days left until Ethan’s week to find a witch was up. If he didn’t find someone who could help, I told myself that I would leave as soon as the week came and went. If I left, I’d lose all of my school credits, and the time I spent on homework would become void.

ave, so I kept hoping Ethan would find someone who could help.

out telling him about the curse or about the deal I made with Ethan, my throat closed, and I couldn’t bring myself to do it.

new the moment I

s late, and we had just had s*x. Three times. It was ridiculous, and my entire body was thoroughly exhausted.

was starting to drift off when Axel’s body stiffened, putting me on high alert. My

ace. “We need to get dressed.”

s.

mention of Ethan made any li

ough the loops on his pants.

I should have. However, everything about Axel was beautiful. The way his skin curved over his muscles,

of his time to properly give us the instruction we deserved—at least that was the information the guest lecturer fed us. I knew Ethan was delving into the research on the location of a witch for my sake.

s interpretation in his eyes. Does Ethan know what we’ve been up to?

would fall into Ethan’s arms.

uldn’t say Ethan wasn’t a possibility with confidence.

up the topic of his brothers. It would ruin the illusion that had been created over the past few days.

ould probably get going.”

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o answer the door.

nd he shrugged his shoulders, clearly unaware of the other invited guests.

re bags under his eyes, and I wondered if he had gotten any sleep at all since I last saw him. His hair was disheveled and unwashed, and there were wrinkles in his clothes. Even when he was in casual clothes, he had

most response he got was a grunt from his brother. Asher didn’t look much better than Ethan.

as said in that conversation, and I didn’t ask, either. I already knew Asher took the sight of Axel and I together roughly, and I was able to fill in the blanks. I didn’t care to hear what kind of hurtful things came out of Asher’s mouth that time.

ure me and kept pulling me to the other side of the room. I tore my gaze away from Asher, knowing whatever pain he felt at the sight of me with someone else was no longer my problem.

through.

ordered us here so late?” Nathan asked, stifling a yawn. “I have practice first thing in the morning. I don’t appreciate being jolted awake like this. This had better be importan

g the room. He stood in front of all of us, but his body didn’t stop moving. It looked like he was filled to the brim with caf

and Axel sat on the edge of their chairs, eager to hear the next part. Asher’s entire body stiffened, making him look like a statue. I held my breath, hoping this wa

t what we’ve been telling her. I’ve been searching for this witch since we came to this school, but I wasn’t having any luck. Witches aren’t exactly eager to work with werewolves because of our history, as I’m sure you all know.” Ethan was speaking too quickly, but it felt like nothing was coming out of his mouth. He wasn’t giving us any new information—other than admitting he’d been looking for this witch for longer than I realized.

han on the right track.

tch who has taken up residence in Atheham city. I don’t have any proof, but she has to be there. There are too many sources wit

rfall.

yes with me, and for a moment, his

. The fact that Ethan kept his words vague made it clear he hadn’t told anyone else. We never said we were going to keep it a s

n we get her to come here?” Axel asked.

”

help, but you don’t have a way to ask her to help. Couldn’t this have waited until the morning?”

to go get her help,” Ethan declared. He still watched me, as if he was unable to tear his eyes away f

“You can’t possibly send her there by herself, not with that hunter still out there. What if he follows h

the assumption. While I wasn’t the best at fighting, I didn’t like being called defenseless. My objection to the wording seemed to get lost in the conversation, though.

company Juniper across the country to see this witch,” Ethan said, finally turning his attention away from me and towards his brothers instead.

and Axel both shouted at the same