Beth Bear Novels & Stories

Alpha Aeon said, breaking me from staring at the enlistment table. I turned around and nodded my head at him. “Thank you, Alpha.” “And he’s here. He just mindlinked me.” He added. “Good evening, Alphas! Beta Tyler!” A sweet but firm voice caught our attention, and we all turned our heads to look at the new arrival. A tall female with sandy blonde hair was beaming at us. Bellatrix Adams. Cameron’s future Beta. “Bellatrix!” Uncle Aeon exclaimed as he opened his arms. “Look at you, young lady! How much you have grown already.”

Beth said with an innocent little smile, staring back at Asher. His grip tightened around her arms even more as she wince in pain, "Don't worry, I will be the one to find him and this time, I will be the one to put a hole through his chest and not the other way round" Beth was forced to knee before the oracle once again before the final howl announcing her death was sounded.

Stepping into the corridor behind them, Beth cried, “I’m so sorry, Bee…I was horrid, Horrid. “ And she burst into tears, throwing her arms around her sister’s neck. Bianca, who adored her stepsisters, responded immediately. Stroking Beth’s soft golden hair, she said, between her tears, “It’s ok…I know…” Beth stopped after a while. Then, sniveling, she said, “I…Anna said they were sweet, terribly sweet to her. Your…uh…boyfriends…” Despite herself, Serena smiled, hiding her grin behind her hand as she turned her back on them. Young Beth looked like she wished she had been the one to have been spirited away, from the looks of it! St Just and O’Grady looked the pretty young girl who made no bone

“I just love the scent of it.” “Yes, well, I’m surprised you were allowed in the clinic rooms. I’m assuming you weren’t donating. Although, if you want to, we can arrange that.” “Perhaps another time.” Bertha is trying to put Ainslee down, but she isn’t deterred. “Prince Rafe was kind enough to give me a title. A few of my friends from Beotown recently arrived here, and he wants to set my mind at ease that you are taking very good care of them. Which, clearly, you are.” She extends her arms to gesture at the beautiful garden.

She didn’t care if it was going to cost her hair; she needed to be free from this crazy maniac. She couldn’t explain the fear that came over her as she saw the crazed look on her face, and she knew Bertha wasn’t going to rest until her blood was all over the floor. But who was she kidding? Bertha was a werewolf, a wolf on a mission to kill, and there was nothing she could do about it. Ariel could only close her eyes, saying a short prayer under her breath as she accepted her fate. Maybe she could finally meet her parents this time.

I may have suffered through it but now I didn't have to deal with Wraith or some psycho Alpha again. “Something else my Luna,” Beatrice started, pulling me back to the moment. “Lady Bertha seemed to know about the note I got.” “What do you mean?” I asked, my face crumpling with a frown. “She knew that my family was captured, and that I was going to betray you when she offered to bring me to meet Alpha Damon. I never told her about my family first.” Bertha knew Beatrice's family was captured? “Do you suspect she did it?” I asked, my eyes watching Beatrice's reaction.

"Not even high-ranking Beta. Your father's pack has some influence but nothing exceptional. So why throw your life away for people who'll forget you existed the moment this is over?" "Because someone has to." "Hero complex. Predictable." He pulled up a tablet. "Let me show you something." The screen displayed footage from the ballroom. Bea fighting. Her short hair wild, green eyes blazing, every movement deadly and precise. My chest tightened. "Beatrice Sharpe. Future Alpha. Military elite family. She's quite impressive." The interrogator zoomed in on her face. "Also completely exposed. King Alexander's snipers have clear shots on her from three different angles."

Pretended I cared what she thought. What had she said in ninth grade when I got up the courage to ask her out? Her words still rang in my ears. “Why would I go out with a loser like you? I’m not into fat guys.” I wasn’t bitter. No. Everyone was fucking entitled to their own opinion. I was doing a job. Like this one that Golubev had paid me handsomely to take care of. Kidnap Natalia and hold on to her until they could convince her father to vote how they wanted. Easy. And it gave me time for a little justice against the girl who had turned my life inside out.

Nice then a bītch, then nice again. “Melly, come here, please!” Theodore shouted even louder. “I will be right there.” I yelled back, looking at my step-mother. “And our luna? Is she ready?” “No! The alpha and her haven’t arrived yet from the business lunch that they had.” She replied. “Oh, goddess!” I said with wide eyes. “I will be quick then.” I told her before running towards the garden. “Theodore? Where are you?” I asked as I looked around the garden. I was about to call for him again when a rogue jumped in front of me. “What the hell?” I muttered, looking around.

Jaws snapping, froth flying from between their teeth, the twenty-eight candidates all sprinted into the surrounding pine forest. Beta Jackson remained by my side with his arms folded. Stroking his huge brown beard in thought he mused aloud “I’m guessing Cherish is forcing your hand then? I hope she’s quick as you said?” “Too quick for me, but then I’ve been injured a lot more times than these young ones.” “How long are you going to give her before you try and intervene?”