The Four Beta Brothers – Chapter 98

JUNIPER

A thunderous growl echoed through the air as Principal Clandestine flew through the air—only that growl didn’t belong to the principal. Before he landed on me, another larger wolf grabbed the principal by the neck and flung him across the room, hitting the lamp next to the bed and shattering it in the process.

I had never seen that wolf before, but I had no doubt that it was Ethan. His eyes were the same ocean eyes I had come to love, and his scent was distinctly his. His presence filled the room, and I could feel it trying to suppress everyone around him—except my wolf.

his time sinking his teeth into the principal’s shoulder. A ho

t made me want him all over again.

the principal.

. “When your father hears about this—”

et attacking my mate,” Ethan snarled back. He extended his

dug his claws in a little deeper, this time drawing blood. “Don’t even look at her. You don’t deser

pathetic as he fought back against Ethan.

ut of the room. My heart was still racing from the attack, unsure of what would’ve happened if Ethan hadn’t stepped in when he did. I hated feeling so helpless, and I made a note to ask Ethan or one of the other brothers to teach me self-defense moves

e safety of all werewolves. It made sense he would be trained as a skilled warrior. It just hadn’t clicked until I stared at all of the weapons in front of me.

As I turned back to the bedroom, I felt a prick on my neck. My hand flew up to my neck, thinking a bug bit me, but then, out of the corner of my eyes, I saw a dark figure standing beh

ny sound from coming out. My vision started to grow blurry, and my legs quickly became like jello.

ound my torso.

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AXEL

the lights around the building were smashed to pieces. The hunter picked a strategic location where no one would hear anything that happened inside.

ways do that another time. It’s more important to make sure Nathan is safe.”

eed,” I sai

cked up before we left. It was just one of the benefits of being the sons of the beta. We had unlimited access to weapons—not that I had ever needed them before.

s,” Asher said. “It’s important to be prepared for an attack at any point. We may not be able to transform.”

stared at him as he gave me instructions. Under different circumstances, I would have teased him about his serious face or how he sounded just like Ethan. In this situation, I was grateful my twin had gone through all of the trainings I dipped out on. He knew stra

eyebrows as he caught me staring.

inking that you make a good leader.”

to think so,” Asher said, turning his gaze away from me.

ng Asher go with us initially, in the end, I was grateful for it. By the end of the trip, it felt like I had my brother back—not the jealous monster he had been beforehand.

ld give us a chance to talk through our issues over Juniper, but I also knew it was because Asher was excellent at planning and

ped outside, grabbing the box of evidence on his way out. Clearly, he was done with the conversation.

d not need them than need them and not have them.

new beta.”

h and want to get rid of him.”

t my brothers in danger just to hide his crimes, I was determined to see our father crumble.

didn’t see anything out of the ordinary, but I also trusted Asher’s instincts.

re going in.

n’t sense what Asher did, but I knew his senses were sharper than mine after the years of training I suddenly wished I hadn’t ditched. Even if I couldn’t sense them, if they tried to attack, I was ready to defend Asher’s back

o a chair. He had the same build as Nathan, but his head was covered with a burlap sack, hiding his face from us.

t to stop me.

eminded me.

made it hard not to just run to him. I wanted to protect my younger brother and keep him safe from all of this madness, but Asher was right. We had to play their game

tried to surprise us from behind.

d discovered it was locked. Asher didn’t even seem phased when I linked him that in

ral steps back away from it,” a voice echoed around the room, making it dif

our brother go, and we’ll do as you say,” Asher returned. The confidence in his voice was i

one in charge here,” the voice said. Footsteps filled the air, and then a slender figu

d.

our chances to take over and lead the werewolves.”

front of him. “Here’s what you wanted. Untie Nathan and let us go. You can still go through with whatev

be astronomical.”

.

r. I wanted to explain what I was doing, but if I linked him, the woman might pick up on the subtle communication. If I was going to succeed with this plan, I needed the woman