Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 104

Chapter 104: 104-Teasing Helanie

Kaye:

We were watching Emmet’s face in shock. But he didn’t seem too concerned about our looks as if putting a tracker in someone’s bracelet wasn’t a big deal.

“A tracker, Emmet?” My voice rose sharply as I finally lost my composure. I slammed the half-eaten slice of pizza back onto my plate, drawing everyone’s attention to my face. “Are you tracking her now?”

“She knows—” Emmet rolled his eyes, his casual demeanor only fueling my anger.

“And she ‘let’ you give her that bracelet?” I asked, my frustration mounting. We were having a full-blown debate, and Emmet barely seemed bothered enough to respond.

Maximus waited for him to answer the question, and Emmet finally seemed to realize that our anxiety was growing by the second.

“I told her it’s a gift with a tracker, just in case something happens. She asked all the same questions you guys are asking now. Besides, she has no idea it’s not a diamond bracelet. I just didn’t want her to—”

Norman scoffed and cut him off. However, I knew if she knew it was really diamonds, she would have never accepted the gift. Not that it would have been her fault to accept it.

“Then you should have given her something mediocre, like something from the mall with a tracker in it. Why give her diamonds? And, of course, I figured she wouldn’t know the truth about the diamonds—she might have never seen one before,” Norman’s words made me clench my jaw. He was so hateful towards her that sometimes he didn’t realize the words he was using for her. And I wondered,

Why was he always belittling my mate like that?

“Your love for material goods isn’t good, brother. When we first left the pack life, we were broke too. So, it’s pretty petty that you’re using words like that about Helanie—someone who’s been nothing but a victim of everything and everyone around her,” I couldn’t just sit there quietly while my brother talked this way about my mate and his future sister-in-law.

“Kaye! Are you okay?” Maximus patted my shoulder to check on me, while Norman just stared at me, his expression hurt.

“You think I love material goods?” he asked, his voice filled with hurt, and I could feel it pierce my heart.

“I’m just saying… your comment is too harsh. But you know what, I’m sorry!” I closed my eyes and spoke softly, feeling guilty. What was happening to me? My world now revolved around Helanie.

But there was something I was worried about.

How would my mother react to this?

“As her professor and stepbrother, I think I did nothing wrong. And if it reaches the point where I have to make an announcement about her being my stepsister, I’ll do it. That will surely keep her out of danger.” Emmet hissed with every word.

It was a good thing he was calling her his stepsister, but it made me wonder—how would I ever be able to marry her if my father kept her mother with him?

One of us would have to step back, and I wouldn’t be the one to do it.

But what if Emmet was using the term “stepsister” to throw us off, all while secretly trying to impress her?

“Then there is a way to help her,” I cleared my throat, trying to get their attention.

“And what exactly is that?” Norman sighed. I could tell he knew I wasn’t as opposed to Helanie as he and Maximus were.

“Why can’t we ask her to move back into the mansion?” My words made Maximus and Norman exchange a glance, but they weren’t very subtle about it.

“Maybe you’re forgetting that all students must stay in the academy’s hostel for the same kind of treatment,” Norman smirked as he delivered his piece of mind.

“Actually—Kaye might be onto something. She can stay in the academy for a few weeks and then move back in. It’s not like we stay in the hostel. We’re the owners, and as our stepsister, she has the power to decide where she wants to stay,” Emmet said, looking so pleased with himself that my heart skipped a beat.

Did I do the right thing by suggesting that?

What if it made it easier for him to be close to her?

“And rob her of the experience of the hostel? I think that’s too much. Let’s not raise eyebrows. She’ll become an object of hate if she receives any more privileges,” Maximus rolled his eyes, his tone dripping with bitterness.

Will he still hate her when he finds out she’s my mate?

“But she can come over on holidays and weekends,” Emmet continued, and by now, I had silenced myself. I didn’t want to bring her to the mansion anymore—at least, not unless I’d won her heart and made her stay, knowing she would accept me.

“I’ll go, guys. I’m tired,” I said, shutting down the topic. For once, I saw Maximus and Norman look relieved. They didn’t want to talk about it either.

“Goodnight,” Norman smiled at me, making me smile back. He always does that. His one smile can bring comfort to us anytime.

I lay down on my bed with my phone in my hands, taking a picture of my chest. My veiny hand slid into the shot as I bit my bottom lip, smirking at the thought of teasing Helanie.

‘Don’t do it. Since when did you become so desperate?’ Ye questioned my intentions.

I just wanted to tease her.

‘I can imagine her cheeks turning red, her beautiful eyebrows slanting in anger. I wish I could see it live,’ I sighed as I clicked send to her phone.

Only a few seconds later, I saw that she had read the message.

Curiosity and excitement hit me as another idea popped into my head. I quickly began typing.

Me: Sorry, I was sending that to someone else.

I guess I should remind her of how much she feels for me—make her feel jealous, so she sees me as more than just her stepbrother.