Sharing Beatrice A Luna To Her Stepbrothers by Alexis Dee

129-Becoming Her Target

“Akin! Wait!” Helel dashed after him, stopping him from ruining the entire plan for us.

“You too, Helel? I understand she hates Gwen because she feels threatened, but you were supposed to help her un- derstand the doctor told us not to put Gwen under any stress.” Akin stopped to argue with his brother. I kept stand- ing with the car and watching them disagree with each other.

“I don’t care if you fall deeply in love with her, Akin!” I said in a raised voice, “I’m not jealous of her, at least not anymore,” I added, and Helel closed his eyes to let out a sigh. I could tell he felt bad for me.

“Then explain all this,” Akin walked over to the car again so that he can point at the chains.

“That’s to capture her,” I repeated myself, only to piss him off. He was staring at me as if he wanted to yell at me for not explaining anything to him, and I did it on purpose. After he made me seem like a jealous person, I wanted to piss him off for a little bit.

“You can’t be serious,” Helel complained, tracking his brother’s footsteps and approaching him. “Gwen is not what she seems like,” Helel said since I didn’t say much to help Akin understand why we brought them here.

“I will need a better explanation than just a few words to believe you, Helel. I’m not going to let you chain someone un- til you tell me why we are doing that.” Akin interrogated his brother while giving me his back.

“Your beloved Gwen is a weredragon!” I said that just when Akin thought I wouldn’t interrupt the brothers again.

“What?” Akin turned to me this time, frowning at my claims.

swirl to

the chains until he shook his head and asked, “How did you find out about it? I mean, what makes

pendant. If she takes it off and gets trig- gered, she can no longer prevent her dragon from transition- ing and taking over her.” I explained whatever I have

just in case he was wonder-

pendant?” Akin narrowed his eyes in my face to question

used to wear,” I argued when he wasn’t still believing me.

the lo- cals. Some even made new pendants inspired by the original

watched his face and then averted my stare away from him. What if he was right?

become so certain of it?

had left to look

weight onto one foot and stared at all of us one by one.

it, the pendant on her neck is not something I have seen be- fore.” Zane pitched in, siding with Helel and me. Akin shook his head at us, as he seemed to think we were drawing con- clusions

be so certain that it is the pendant a were- dragon wears? It could be anything, a simple piece of jewelry,” Akin stated, and for a minute, everybody

and ask him to show me around the inventory? If this pendant is some- where—,” Zane, who wasn’t

much time,” I said, and it made Zane roll his eyes

I believe he was certain his brothers will not follow my lead until he was on board and I was

she is a weredragon.” I stomped my foot on

you doing?” Zane and Akin followed me, both asking me the same questions while I refused to stop.

yelled as I approached her. She was sitting by the fire and opening a marshmallow bag when she spotted

tell she was being threatened by the way I rushed in her