The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 82
JUNIPER
The next memory started immediately, and it was like I was watching a montage of memories floating by. I had no control over what memory came to me next.
“One! Two! Three! Four!” Ethan called out, covering his eyes. He was chosen as the first seeker, because everyone knew he wouldn’t cheat.
.”
ged me along, even when my muscles began to burn from the speed.
It didn’t matter if we were playing a game of hide-and-seek or marbles. We played to win.
ak.
s with him again.
idea!”
it!”
o all the way to his waist.
me.”
h out!”
pecting it, pointing it in no particular direction. He had no scent to him.
He was a little thinner, too. The years had not been kind to him.
y younger self to run. I tried to scream, knowing what was about to happen, but I couldn’t do anything
ing before us, he froze. “Who are you?” he demanded.
ed.
made me realize there was a time I was in the same pack as the Bu
holding.
the man said.
k to the man. “What do you want?” He started to back up slowly, c
do with you. I’m here for the girl.”
e link.
move. I’m not leaving your side, no matter what.
get out of her
eas.
didn’t care about James. If I had just run, things would’ve been different.
the job I was hired to do.” The man lifted the gun, pointing it at me. Fear put me in a choke hold, and I couldn’t move. I had thought I had the fight
e river.
move!”
but if you don’t get out my way, you won’t live long enough to experience the cruelties of life.”
ut of the river towards me. He shifted into his wolf for the first time ever, which was the only reason he was fast enough to get between me and the bullets. My head hit a rock on the ground as James’ body blocked me.
I felt his blood soak my shirt.
James’ body transformed back into his human form, too weak to sustain his wolf. His breath was ragged, but he didn’t cry.
, James linked. Pretend you’re dead, and ma
up to everything that had just happened. I suppressed the sob that wanted to wrack my body. I listened to James this time, wishing I had run when he told
om them!” Ethan screamed, running through the forest to r
wasn’t ready to leave that memory. I wanted to see the moment the mate bond broke and shattered among the other brothers
***
s—”
ow this is hard, but what choice do we have? She won’t remember them anyway,” my dad said.
parents’ voices.
king if I knew I was awake.
but to make her forget those boys, too? That’s madness. She loves them,” my mom argued.
e best that she forgets them. When she wakes up and discovers James is dead, it’s going to devastate her. He was her best friend. Besides, what choice do we have? We’re just omegas. We can’t fight the beta’s orders.” My dad sounded defeated. He didn’t want to agree to it any more than my mother, but he knew they
fight for our daughter. We’re supposed to protect her from things like this.”
f this. Beta Burrell and his wife blame her for their son’s death. Who knows what kind of ramifications she’ll face if we stay. We’ll protect her by leaving, and we’ll continue to make sure she is loved, so she never has to feel al
leave, just like he wants, but at least J.J. will keep her memories. We’ll go pack right now and leave.” My mom had a new determi
’t do that if I were
at man gave me the ch
ith me before you do something you’ll regret,” Beta Burrell ordered with a slight growl in his voice.
of bed, ignoring the pain in my side. I grabbed a paper and pen, writing down everything I knew I couldn’t forget. If they were going to take my memories, then I was going to write a letter to myself. There were things I couldn’t forget—things that people had to know.