The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 85
JUNIPER
Something went wrong, but I was whisked away to another memory before I learned exactly what happened after I took the wolfsbane from James.
My head ached the most when I woke up, but my entire body was heavy with pain. I couldn’t even open my eyes. There was a steady beat of a machine that reflected my own pulse, and my torso and head were wrapped in bandages. I knew I was in the hospital, but the memory of how I got there felt foggy.
end together.
me.
see who it was, but I was too tired.
ice.
to be Mrs. Burrell. She was the one who tucked me into bed at night when my own mom was gone.
ssin. You agreed to it, so don’t try to put
Williams.”
our voice down, woman! Do you want us to be caught after everything we’ve been through?
matter to you?”
fine.”
ugh the room, making my body flin
med against the wall, making the shelves around it shake. Beta Burrell lowered his voice. “Pull yourself together. I
off of me,” Mrs
ons,” Beta Burrell. “If Alpha Williams finds out
d.
bane and all of the letters incriminating us. We have to get rid of her, or she’ll destroy our family with that informat
’t kill her. She’s just a child. I’m sure we can reason with her.
s voice was sinister, and there was a knowing confidence in his ultimatum.
oked up to the machine, and if it started going erratically suddenly, it would give me away. If they knew I was awake now, surely they wouldn’t have let me live.
he can’t remember what she saw, then she won’t be able to tell anyone. Then we’ll be safe.”
I’ll find a witch who can erase her memories, and then we all can just move on. Please let her live since our son died.”
to leave and that the girl can never see our sons again, or she’ll face substantial consequences. If you fail to find the witch in time, then the girl dies.”
rotect her.”
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others. Everything felt foggy, and all of the memories that came flashing back blurred together. The blood in my head pounded, and my face was streaked with tears.
e to speak first.
.J.,” Axel said.
Asher added.
ght my memories back.”
ould take a couple of weeks, and it might take time to sort some of them out. Just be patient with yourself.”
There were a handful of memories that stood out among the others, and those ones scared me.
a man to be trusted, which made one thing clear. “There was no curse, was there?”
d to.”
, not surprised by this in the slightest after the things I remembere
“What are you talking about? Wh
me. She grabbed Blade’s arm and pulled him out of the room, leaving me alone with the twins.
d Axel’s eyes bore into me as
to kill the people close to me who loved me,” I admi
ld you think that?”
ames died, my parents died, and that Axel was shot. He told me I had to leave to save you.”
d he say this to you?” His voice made me flinch. I couldn’t tell if his anger was directed towards me, his father, or both.
in the kitchen.”
ds me this time.
I knew I would’ve been furious if the roles were reversed, but I also felt like I had done the right thing by keeping it a secret.
e manipulates and lies to get his way. I would’ve told you that.”
for sure if he was lying. I wouldn’t have riske
iddle of the night without a word?” Axel looked hurt as he stared at me.
, and he was just watching the scene unfold, shifting uncomfortably.
xel said, crossing his arms.
up, ready to walk away. My head was too convoluted from all of the sudden memories, and the last thing I wanted to do was fight with Axel.
stood up, I suddenly felt light-headed. I nearly fell back,
bout this later,” Asher suggested. “Juniper just went through a lot. She should get some rest.”
er. I needed a moment just to think, breathe, and sort through all of the new information in my head.
.
cted so intensely when he found out that his father lied to me.
d onto me the entire time.
red.
ith me. “I need a moment by myself.”