Sharing Beatrice A Luna To Her Stepbrothers by Alexis Dee

128-Vortex!

“This is so pretty,” Dream yelled, jumping up and down af- ter we finished hiking to the top of the mountain next to the volcano.

The volcano was pretty symbolic; it was also radiating weird energy. The volcano in particular was called a Vortex; filled with energy.

Ever since we had traveled to the west and reached the mountains, I had been feeling super alive.

I can’t recall when I have felt so good about myself before. It was certainly the volcano and the change of scenery.

Helel and Zane were setting up the tents near the moun- tains on the ground while we were hiking down again.

We girls were wearing tops and shorts with hats and big boots. We didn’t match. It was coincidental. In fact, Dream and Gwen haven’t said a word to me this entire time.

“It’s beautiful up there,” Gwen said, approaching Akin, who was fixing his tent.

I heard they were not sleeping in the same tent. It was weird how one day they were expressing feelings and getting intimate cut to weeks later. They haven’t even expressed fondness in that way again.

I walked over to Helel, who was setting up a tent too, and I stood beside him, my eyes stuck on Gwen, who was laughing and giggling with Akin.

“There are four tents,” Maddox announced after every- thing was set in place.

was I going to share a tent with either

at a blue tent with a huge smile on her lips.

a tent,” Zane suggested, but that only made things more complicated because

guys to get those new big and up- dated ones,” Maddox complained when

he didn’t want to be alone with

fire. I can tell we are all pretty hungry. Let’s start cook- ing first and leave the other matters for later.” Helel smartly dismissed the subject, as none of us wanted Gwen to be alone in the tent with

scattered around while Gwen was stick- ing to Akin.

deep mountains to get some fresh air. Now that

but I was not

Akin’s voice startled me into stepping back and almost tripping when he rushed and held me up. His firm hand grabbed onto my back while his muscular chest with an open shirt was a sight to see. I never really noticed the tattoo on his body. I still couldn’t see it very clearly

didn’t mean to startle you,” Akin said, his beautiful red lips moving elegantly when he talked. I was so immersed in watching him that I forgot

nudged my body to wake me up, and when

he asked, making me look at him again, but this time I was

I asked, peering at him with exposed eyes.

then placing his foot on the big rock be- side me and hunching over as his elbow rested on

didn’t mean to be annoying. I was just someone who had not known anyone besides her mother. So when I found you all, I got desperate

he ques- tioned playfully, but

with whom

“I’ll go bring it really quickly,” I ex- cused,