Sharing Beatrice A Luna To Her Stepbrothers by Alexis Dee

294-Close To My Mate.

Beatrice's POV: “You brought her home?" “Are you in your right mind?" ‘Do you not remember why one of your brothers died and the other is in a coma?" woke up to a heated argument between what seemed likely to be Akin, Sofia, and Vasquez. Now that | have taken a wholesome rest, | don't feel the bodily pain anymore. But that didn't mean | wouldn't encounter crazy parents.

I rolled out of bed and realized | was only wearing Akin's coat. His scent was so mild and comforting that | sat on the edge of the bed, sniffing his coat for the next two minutes.

“Take a good sniffy sniff, good morning!" Ace, greeting me, almost took me off guard. | was not used to her waking up with me.

“Don't tell me you forgot about me." she said dramatically, ‘Ah! So this is how morning feels after transitioning.” she continued yammering, making me wonder how | am going to prevent her from coming out without my pills.

“Are you forgetting something? | raised a concern, waiting for her to stop playing and acknowledge the problem we might need to deal with "What? she scoffed at me for running her mood "Ace! You are not supposed to transform here. They will kill you, | warmed her, even thinking about what will happen when we shift into our weredragon form.

“Don't worry. We are royalty. After our first transition, we will not transition for another twenty days, as our bones need rest and all that bullshit But remember. after that, we are free. So you better hurry and leave for the Midwest," she said, with an urgency in her voice that seemed valid “Iwill do something about it. Don't worry. | just need to find Maura and her mother as soon as | said their names, | felt this burning sensation inside me Why? You are not taking them with us, are you? | knew it. Ace wasn't very forgiving of others | assumed it was because she had inherited that royal ego from her ancestors.

‘Can we talk about that and focus on this matter for now?" | said as | recalled the argument going on in the living room.

"What about t? Let Akin take care of it” she scoffed again. and | swear | was shocked. Ace was just too much Fine. She can stay here, but find her a new place soon. Don't you see she is a cursed one? Death follows her wherever she goes” Sofia yelled at her son, and it wasn't like she lied. | was beginning to look like the cursed one.

‘She will stay as long as | want. If you have a problem with that, you can talk to the council and let them know you want to kick out the alpha king's mate,” Akin calling me his mate made me close my eyes and hug myself a lite too gently.

“Ohl We should taste him someday, you know,’ Ace made me roll my eyes at her "Where are Maddox and Zane?" Vasquez asked, ignoring the main subject Maddox went to get me some stuff while Zane came home drunk and tired. He is sleeping in his room,’ Sofia said It was weird how the two started talking to each other as if Akin weren't there.

"Make sure the two of them stay away from her room. She will ry to persuade them to — or invite them—” Vasquez didn't have to finish what he was going to say, as | understood it “Not everyone thinks like you,” Akin commented, but he specified litle. | heard his father grunting, but Akin had already walked towards the guestroom by now: He opened the door and got inside to find me sitting on the edge of the bed with nothing but his coaton 1 brought you some stuff” he pointed at the closet near the bathroom.

“Thank you for saving me last night," | uttered awkwardly, hugging myself to make sure Ace didn't pop out our boobs. That would be embarrassing. Its not that he didn't see me naked last night, but it was weird to think he saw me I have to say, | was rather shy when next to Akin “No problem. | had a feeling you were in trouble. My guard told me you didn't open the door when he checked on you, so | rushed around-looking for you, Akin stated, looking very tired 1 knew we hadn't talked about his wolf again, but it has to be the reason for his discomfort *I don't plan to stay here for too long. Your parents hate me and see me as the reason they don't have their son with them. This place also reminds me of him, so | would like to leave as soon as possible,” | murmured, stealing eyes from him. My heart hadn't dealt with losing Helel. There was also this obligation on my shoulders to rescue my kind, now that | knew | was their princess and they were innocent creatures “Iwill get you a safer place,” he said, but | shook my head at him "I want to be able to survive myself” | excused "You told me you transitioned last night, which means you either didn't take your pills or you didn't have any left. Do you want me to get you the pills? Where did your mom use to get them from?" He ignored my wanting to leave and focused on the pills

Before | could answer him, the commotion outside stole our attention. We shared a glance before Akin ran out of the room, and | followed him to see what was happening “Step aside,” Maddox told the maid while making his way into the living room, carrying someone in his arms “What happened to her?" Sofia gasped, watching him place the gil on the couch, "Is she alive?" she kept asking while looking worried about the girl I peered through Akin's shoulders and recognized the girl as, Reign!” | uttered.