Sharing Beatrice A Luna To Her Stepbrothers by Alexis Dee

86-Selfish And Needy!

After he said those words to me, I felt like a part of me had stopped listening to me and had become his slave.

Zane made me walk downstairs to wait for Akin. But I had

some burning questions for him while I waited for the car.

“Did you finally break up with Mariah?” I asked, making him stop his steps instead of walking away. He was really leav- ing me in this dark parking lot. I get that he could make his way back home faster than a car, but I was afraid of the dark.

Mr. Olis had informed Akin that I was going to stay till late and finish the work he had given me. Akin also spoke to Zane to make sure I wouldn’t be left alone.

“I don’t know,” Zane shrugged his shoulders instead of giving me a solid answer.

“But you should know. She cheated on you with your best friend. Not only did she hurt you but took away your friend from you,” I said without thinking how he will take me for bad- mouthing her in front of him.

“Are you trying to break us up because you think you will have a chance after that?” Zane asked in a demeaning tone. He slid his hands into his black pants and shook his head in the air, not looking at me.

“I didn’t say that,” I whispered, grasping my bag’s strap miserably.

never happening,” he reminded me in the most negligent

Mariah. She was a mean person, and if she were to ever come and live with us in that

he answered, watching the trees dance with the wind

and I was aware of it. Guess the whole “friends with benefits” thing was not for me. I didn’t like them approaching me and then leaving the

can I blame them? I made that choice

tell he was really thinking hard over something. And then he said the name that I hated even more than

brothers? I mean, did any of my brothers mention having feelings for her?” He asked while keeping his eyes on the

I felt like he had punched me in

her?” I asked him, feeling tears burning the surface of my eyes and making

treat badly for fear

lowered my head and let out a sigh to calm my nerves down. Zane didn’t even an-swer

All you think about is yourself, Beatrice.” He didn’t hesitate

in the eye and say, “It is okay to cry,” he added before straightening

I never planned to cry. It was almost as scary as if I had just followed his orders. His words didn’t hurt me that deeply until he re- minded

started walking on the road. My eyes went behind me to the spot where I was

I followed him.

behind him, I started feeling like I was being watched.

up after Zane, but because I was too