32-Now is Not The Time

Zane’s POV:

It was pretty chilly in the attic, and we hadn’t moved away from the screen for hours by now. Sitting in front of thirty screens and our backs facing each other’s backs, we kept our eyes peeled to make sure we didn’t miss anything.

We wouldn’t normally do that if it’s a regular storm, but as Akin insisted, this is no regular one. We had to be attentive to every single detail.

But I wasn’t paying 100% of my attention to it. The thought of Beatrice occupied part of my brain. I tried not to think about her at this particular moment, but I couldn’t. Now that the truth has been exposed to my brothers, I wonder what solution they will come up with.

Could it be that we will have to reject her one by one?

I kept my calm until I couldn’t take it any longer. I needed to just get out of here for a moment.

“Hey guys,” I said, taking off my headphones and waving my hands behind their backs.

“Guys!” scrunching a piece of paper, I aimed it at Helel’s head, and he took off his headphones to look my way.

“It’s getting pretty cold in here. I will go grab a beer really quickly. Do you guys want anything?” I asked him without making eye contact with him.

them quick. Get me a

as he fixated his eyes on my screen and spun his attention from

force me to sit down

again. after I didn’t defend

other choice. It’s the desperation in her eyes

too sure if she would be that desperate to open her room for me again, so I wanted to talk to her and persuade her I did it for some

excuse good enough

words made me stop in my tracks and

way to her

turned to see Maddox frowning at me.

you were getting us beer,” His

to check up on her,” I said very calmly as if

turning darker

and Akin’s. Now that I want to do something my own way, I don’t want you to interrupt,” I told him, trying to get

then return to the attic. If we keep wasting time here, our brothers will suspect something is going on downstairs.” I tried to kick some sense

moment I entered the room, goosebumps crept over my skin. She was nowhere to be found. It was only then that I realized why Maddox wasn’t

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