Sharing Beatrice A Luna To Her Stepbrothers by Alexis Dee

299-Guilty Acceptance.

Maura Despair:

’It's okay, you will be fine here," I buried her, or what was left of her, in the shallow grave that I dug overnight. The blisters on my hands were evidence of my suffering. The tears in my eyes were the first hint of how broken I was on the inside.

I sat beside her body and kept staring at the grave, thinking about what I could have done differently to prevent it. There was only one right answer to that.

I wish I hadn't freed her from Ubel's grasp and waited for Beatrice to come up with a plan.

Princess Beatrice!

"You were right. I am supposed to be her follower and let her deal with everything for us. She is capable of saving us all, mom!" I cried in my hands, sniffling and going crazy. Here I was sitting all by myself with no one to tell me, 'it is going to be fine.'

That's when I heard someone rushing towards the mountains and calling for me.

'Maura!’

Not just someone, but Zane.

’Maura!’ he called again. Hearing his voice made me hug myself tightly. The sad part is that he was the one to blame, but I couldn't even blame him. My heart refused to hold him responsible, but it was also certain that I was upset with him.

He should have

sounded worried, which is why he was out of breath. I knew for a fact that a little run wouldn't take a toll

’Is that—," he gasped.

eye. He looked regretful. The realization of what

thing my mind concluded was," he paused when recalling it, ’Why

just stared at me in horror and then ran out of the room. Feeling like a good person for saving someone's life, I just left and went back home without thinking twice about whether what I did would only cause distress. I swear I didn't know," he said as he kneeled down behind me and wrapped his arms around my body, "I am so sorry!" he whispered while

I say

of her dragon coming out, so she rushed outside, but before she could transition, some

left

An Orphan!

be free,' I whispered, shaking at the memory of

that house would be just fine. Maybe I will taste the freedom with my mother and start over without a fear, but now I am all alone!" I broke free from his embrace to steady my breaths as I kept feeling this

into his eyes, "you are not alone. You will never be

to me a few hours ago when my mother was

I

this today and will remember my promise. I will always stay beside you," he then shook me awake when he gulped and narrowed his

I never expected him to accept me into his

am guilty or anything. But because I have realized how important you are to me.

stunned