Sharing Beatrice A Luna To Her Stepbrothers by Alexis Dee

Maura's POV:

I've been working my ass off every day, but nothing has pleased my father.

He was incredibly dismissive of my emotions and feelings. Even when I did everything I could. However, that wasn't the only issue.

My dad assaulted me in the kitchen a few days ago, and Beatrice saw it. Although I'm not sure if she saw his face, I was embarrassed.

I didn't know how it started or what went through his head, but he came to me. The way he aggressively attacked me left me so stunned that I couldn't even defend myself. I hadn't been able to process the whole situation in days.

I have not looked my father in the eye. And neither mentioned nor excused his behavior. It wasn't like he was drunk or anything.

"Maura! Somebody left this on the table for you." Pamela walked inside with a small box in her hand, along with the empty plates.

I frowned, grabbing the gift box from her. I shook it near my ear, thinking somebody was trying to prank me, but it wasn't a prank at all.

"Seems like somebody has an admirer," Pamela teased, hurrying up into washing the dishes so that she can leave. We have been working the whole day and even now. It was around midnight when we were wrapping up all the work to depart for our homes.

Ever since the Alpha Kings started coming here, our cafe has grabbed attention. And my greedy father increased the work hours

for us. The cafe used to close early before, but now we had to keep engaging till midnight.

"Come on, open it up." She dried her hands with a towel and approached me again, looking over my shoulder to see what was inside the box.

nervous and excited at the same time. Nobody had ever given

and stared at the fragile gold bracelet

let out a gasp. She

that I saw a small

is from," she said, rubbing her palms while sticking beside

my heart sank in my chest the very next second

King Zane!" Pamela said, probably

wrist as yours, this bracelet is still not pretty enough," I whispered and blushed hard. He had been giving me a lot of attention lately. Something I

seen that handsome piece of art? He is like a perfect Alpha King and he is drooling over you." Pamela

going to return it to him," I said, watching her smile fade away.

panicked, holding, my hand and stopping me from

such a gift from him," I

being wanted by the perfect man in the

raised my face and watched my father listening to our conversation.

going on here?" My father lunged at me, snatched the box out of my hands, and grunted at

an affair?" he yelled, making

me, but Pamela got in the way and prevented him from

Somebody likes her; that's a different thing." Pamela was the one doing the talking because I was too afraid to

my father was