บททั้งหมดของ The Weekend With The Beta: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 24

Zach It had been a long, grueling week. I and Jack had been hunting rogues, one after another, each hunt lead fizzling out like a candle flame that couldn’t stay lit after another. It was easy to get exhausted over it. The rogues didn’t follow any particular kind of order, they did not have a pack, and that made them unpredictable, but not just do, they were also dangerous. It made the hunt feel endless, like I was chasing shadows that always slipped out of reach. I landed a punch on a man, one of the rogues. He had been running from us for days, but we finally caught a few minutes ago by chance. Because of how hard he made it for us to get hold of him, I wanted to make him pay with all the anger boiling within my bones. He stumbled backwards, clutching his ribs, eyes wide, open with pain. I was furious at him, furious at the hunt, furious at the frustration that kept building inside of me. I wasn’t a violent man by nature, but this week had tested every ounce of my pat

Nicole I found myself in a space encircled by darkness. “Nicole,” a voice whispered. Zach. That was all I could think of as my eyes fluttered open. The voice marched straight to his face—it was him. A kiss landed lightly on my cheek. His lips hovered just inches away, and I instinctively lifted my hands to feel where he had just touched me, to confirm it was real. Opening my eyes, I saw him smiling right before me. For a moment, I wasn’t sure this was real. “Are you real?” I whispered, not wanting to wake from what felt like a dream. Relief and disbelief tangled in my chest. “I’m right here with you, Nicole. Of course I’m real,” he replied, kissing my cheek again. “What… what happened?” I jolted upright. “How are you here? What’s going on?” I scrambled to my feet, heart racing. “Calm down, Nicole,” he said gently, stepping closer. “Don’t you dare,” I snapped, taking a step back. “Don’t tell me to calm down. You’ve been acting weird ever since, and I’m the on