The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 93
ASHER
“Have you had any luck finding clues on where Nathan could be?” Ethan asked over the phone.
“No. Axel and I searched every inch of the house, and there’s nothing to indicate where he could’ve been taken. We followed the scent of his trail outside, but it stopped at the road. My best guess is Nathan was thrown into a car and taken with any evidence he found. Whoever took him was thorough. If Father was keeping any evidence that could incriminate him here, it’s long gone.”
ol, because it felt like my father was the closest thing to a superhero a werewolf could get.
ior training assigned to me. I made sure I always had perfect grades, even when he sent me off on missions to check on situations in the werewolf community.
dged.
ppressed my anger, holding it in, hoping one day my father would see me as who I truly was, and then the anger would disappear.
that I knew the truth of who my father was, I was disgusted that I ever worked so hard for his attention. He didn’t deserve the effort I gave him. He didn’t deserve his position. He didn’t even deserve to keep his life. As far as I was concerned, he was no longer my father.
o be there when they arrived,” Ethan said. His voice was tight with regret. I knew he wished he had never sent Nathan here by himself. He wished he had gone himself, but he was trying to show Nathan he truste
e admitted out loud.
ed to protect him.”
blamed himself for not being able to save James. Even our father once told him he failed as the eldest to protect his younger brother. Etha
cause Ethan was heartless, like our father. Now, I knew the truth. He took the brunt of the criticism to protect us from it. Ethan scolded us when we did something wrong, but he also stayed up late to help me with school projects. He let Nathan climb into bed with him after havin
protect us, but he was also there for us because he loved us.
to Nathan’s whereabouts, then we’d have a chance. As it stood, I had no idea where to even begin to look for my younger brother.
omething for me. I need you to find evidence against our father that we can show Alpha Williams.”
y told you we searched everywhere and didn’t find an
it might be exactly what we need. If we get it to Alpha Williams in time, maybe we’ll be able to force Father to tell us where Nathan is.”
it?”
phone.”
the phone. “Asher?”
erate I felt to see her again. After we nearly kissed, I lost my mind, wondering what that meant. I decided that it was just a spur of the moment thing, and it didn’t mean anything. Juniper’s e
was easier to believe there wasn’t a chance with Juniper than to get my hopes up, only to be crushed later. I didn’t deserve Juniper’
e we used to play at?” she asked.
red, but I must have triggered the memory. “Well,” she continued, clearing her throat, “James and I buried a box near it. It should be ten paces from the tree trunk, going directly away from the house. I think we buried it a couple of feet under the ground
would think I was crazy.
ates.”
y throat was tight with the emotions of the memories flooding my brain.
for you behind,” she said, but her voice was as heavy as I felt.
that came with it.
laugh.
er?”
ed to tell her I would do anything to prove that I would never hurt her again.
oo, June. See you soon.”
e repeated, and then the phone line went dead.
s able to. They hadn’t hurt her like I did, and I knew they never would.
***
e you sure she said ten paces
box of documents. All we could do was keep digging in the general area until we hopefully found something.
e you. I’m just tired of digging holes knowing Natha
worked in tandem to clear the hole, going three feet deep and wid
uld’ve rather been looking for Nathan, but without a solid l
’re not digging deep en
after all,” I said.
n himself.
?” I asked.
tree than where we had been digging. He shoved the shovel into the ground and began digging another hole.
kly joined him, and it wasn’
looked up at me with wide eyes. We both knew that if he had knelt down a second later, that arrow would’ve gone through his chest in
k.