Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates-Chapter 695-It Went South

Helanie:

"You were supposed to tell me everything, Norman," I hissed again, "and now that you are here, do ask your mother about the curse and why she kept most of it from us," I grunted, leaving for the hotel when he tried to hold my hand.

"I never asked you to hit or hurt your brother, Norman. I expected you to tell me the truth so that I can decide when I want to have a talk with Emmet. So that I wouldn’t have to feel guilty about everything," I repeated myself and at this point, I felt like I was just a broken record.

"Now let me go, I can’t stand you or anyone at the moment," I uttered, freeing my hand and walking away. I heard him still follow after me even after I was in front of my hotel room.

I stayed with my mom for the rest of the night. The next morning, we decided to head back home.

"What are you going to do now?" my mother asked, gently placing her hand over mine.

"I’ll just go and maybe confront Emmet. I’m not sure yet," I said, looking out the window. Every time I thought about it, tears welled up in my eyes.

"Are you sure? you can stay anywhere, I’ll come with you," my mother asked, but I started shaking my head.

"I don’t want to exaggerate it too much. I’ll confront Emmet alone, and then I’ll just return to the Academy. There’s an upcoming trip, and we all agreed we need to be our happy selves for Gavin. It’ll be his first time out since he lost his mate," I mumbled, trying to hold back my tears.

This trip wasn’t going to be about me. It was going to be about Gavin. He needed to know his friends were with him.

"Oh, I understand. How is he now?" she asked.

"He’s doing great. Mostly just focused on getting revenge for it."

Even though I had no idea who he planned to take revenge on. I guessed his main goal was to help take down X-codex with us.

"Okay, but please be careful out there," my mother said as she gently squeezed my hand.

It was strange seeing her care so much after everything that had happened. But I think I liked it. I really needed her by my side now, and she had promised to tell me everything.

"Mom," I uttered, and she smiled.

It was probably just as strange for her to hear me say it as it was for me to call her that.

"You didn’t tell me something. There was a moment when Darcy mentioned a ’pure werewolf.’ What does that mean?" I asked.

I watched my mother’s smile fade.

"Honey, once you come back, I’ll tell you. For now, just know that you’re special," she said, and I nodded.

I wanted to ask again, but I let it go for now. I was too tired, and there was already too much on my mind.

The rest of the car ride went fine. We made a few stops to eat, and every time we did, Norman and Kaye’s car would stop right behind us. They never got out, but they kept watching us, and every time I saw their car, I felt like I was losing my mind.

Our car arrived first at the mansion because Norman was purposely driving slowly to keep an eye on us. The moment the car stopped, I jumped out. But I couldn’t get past the main entrance, as Maximus was standing there.

The second he saw me, he opened his arms to hug me, but when he noticed the look on my face, he slowly lowered them.

"I heard you marked Kaye," he said, confused as to why I looked so furious.

I stopped, gave him a look, then turned and walked away.

"Hey, what happened?" he called out, following behind me. But I didn’t say a word.

I thought about going to my bedroom to rest, but I knew Norman would come there, and I didn’t want to talk to him either. The guest room was already taken by Azura, so I was kind of lost about where to go.

That’s when I saw Emmet walking toward me. I guess he had figured out that I was back.

"Hey. I heard you did it," he said, hands in his pants pockets, wearing the same loose suit he always wore.

I stopped in my tracks and stared at him. That’s when the others came up behind me.

"Oh, you guys are back," Emma said, stepping toward us with Charlotte beside her.

"We should have dinner together," Charlotte suggested. She was always so cheerful, with no problems, no weight on her shoulders.

It wasn’t that I wished anything bad on her, she was kind and had redeemed herself. She was much nicer to me now. But still, I couldn’t help wondering why my life was so messed up.

"Can I speak with you?" I said to Emmet. He raised his head slightly, probably glancing at his brothers behind me.

"Yeah, sure," he replied.

I left the others behind, especially Emma, who looked suspicious, probably wondering why I came straight to Emmet, or why I was pulling him aside into the hallway.

We went into the passage and stopped once we were in the middle of it.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

I kept my hands on the railing, taking deep breaths before I turned to face him.

"You were the one who pushed me down the well that night," I uttered.

He froze. He didn’t respond, just stared at my face before his mouth twitched in confusion.

"What?" That was the most confused I had ever seen him. "You think I hurt you? Tell me."

He fell silent the moment I started speaking.

"They found me that night. You know how? Because of the traces you left behind in your bedroom. You were scribbling your plan, the sacrifice to bring Azura back. Emmet, my child paid the price to bring back your psycho lover."

My voice cracked as I began to recall that night.

I watched Emmet glance behind me, and I turned to follow his gaze, Norman was rushing toward us.

He stormed past me and grabbed Emmet by the collar.

This had never happened before. The way he did it, so sudden, so raw, Emmet lowered his head, looked down at Norman’s grip on his shirt, then looked up at his brother again.

Tears filled his eyes instantly.

"It was my son, you asshole. My baby. How could you sacrifice him for her?" Norman shouted, his voice cracking.

"How could you?" Then he screamed, Maximus and Kaye came running from behind, grabbing Norman to pull him away from Emmet.

I never imagined our confrontation would go this way.

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