The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 87

JUNIPER

“What’s going on with Nathan?” Asher asked, clamoring to his feet.

My heart was going out of control. I couldn’t believe I almost kissed Asher again after everything he had said and done to me.

e seemed different now. I didn

im another chance.

explained.

k?” Asher asked.

f possible.”

connection,” Axel said. His eyes shifted to me, and the corner of his lips tugged down. “Apparently he found a contract our father

he’s more obsessed than we ever realized.”

derstand what he was looking at.”

our father sent an assassin after me. He hired the hunter who killed James.”

other as they tried to understand

to speak. “Why?”

wed, closing my eyes. My head hurt as I tried to sort through the flashes of memories that rushed back to me. There were still

d of the werewolves. James went through your father’s office to find proof, and he found all of the proof to incriminate Beta Burrell, including an obscene amount of wolfsbane. We were going to warn Alpha Williams about it together, but your father must’ve found out we knew about his plan.”

wn son?” Asher choked out. He didn’t want to believe it, but he did.

me that day, so I think your father thought I was the only one who knew the truth. James wasn’t the target, but he sacrificed his life to save mine.”

tay away from you.”

were in the hospital? It would’ve been easy to make it look like an accident,” Axel said.

onvinced him to spare me after losing James. He compromised by erasing my memories and sending me away.”

es’ death, so he sent you and your family away with no memories of us to punish you,” Asher said. He ran his

e for the death of your older brother  and was trying to kill the woman you loved.

ather will do to him.”

y hurt his own son?” I asked, suddenly feeling terrifi

all of that led our mother to take her own life, and still, he never seemed to care.”

n they were young, but I never knew how it had happened. The death count just kept going up when it came to Beta Burrell.

always felt protective over him. The idea of anything happening to him still made it hard to breathe.

er and I will go. You should go back to school with Ethan. He’ll keep you safe, and then you

l’s wrist. “I want to go

at your memories are back, you’ll be in even more danger.”

ck to the moments where I didn’t have memories back. I thought remembering the past would make everything easier, but it only made it a million times more complicated.

.

ng with him instead. “Then I want to go with you.”

ether, and Ethan can pick you up from there. As long as you’re surrounded by people, you should be safe—much safer than if you came with us.” Asher’s response was firm, and I knew there was no arguing with

didn’t want to leave them, especi

,” I agreed reluctantly. “But you both have to promise to come home safe.”

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rush,” I said to Remy, giving her a hug.

she said with a smile.

were happy to help.

e.

can do that,” I agreed before hugging her again. As hard as it was to have my memories back, I was grateful for it. I ju

t as pleased about everything as Remy was. Then Axel, Asher, and I were on our way to the airport. Asher used the ride to fill Ethan in on everything we knew, but the rest of the cab ride was filled with unspoken fear of what had happened to Nathan and what these new discoveries meant for the future.

arly kissing Asher, I felt confused. Touching them at the same time didn’t help anything, either. Their scents filled my nose, and I just wanted both of them even closer, but now was not the time for such thoughts—not when

e of us, their tickets for the next flight to their hometown, while mine sent me back to CUW.

mited.

to remember every detail before it started to fade. There were still missing memories, like what I did with the evidence James stole

a different part of the airport.

self any longer.

This

your memories would come back,” Asher said.

as here. I’m sure he’s been keeping an eye on me my entire life, if he was worried one day I’d reveal his secrets,” I said. Even though he erased my memories and made my parents take me away, Beta Burrell was an overly cautious man when it came to his affairs. He wouldn’t have carelessly sent his sons—the few people who could trigger my memories to return—to the school I was at without a reason.

Asher offered.

Axel pr

He could’ve sent anyone else,” Asher said.

he’s planning on trying to take out Alpha Williams again so he wanted to make sure I couldn’t get in his way again?”