Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 105

Chapter 105: 105-Lying To A Friend.

Helanie:

“If I had a wolf right now, I would be talking to her instead of myself,” I groaned under my breath.

“I just wish I had you with me,” I sighed sadly.

I had been staring at the bracelet until Lucy arrived, and I had to quickly roll down my sweater’s sleeves.

“What’s going on? How was the walk?” I asked Lucy, who looked a little lost. It was almost like she was guilt-ridden.

“Helanie! What do I do now?” She sat down on the bed, her eyes full of tears.

“What happened? Did Gavin say something?” I was worried for the two of them. After she had cheated on him, she expected Gavin to bring up the pain of the mate bond shaking, but when he didn’t, she was confused as to why.

But tonight, I guess she was finally realizing she jumped to conclusions when she should have given him a chance to explain himself.

“He talked about it,” she said, and I already knew what she meant.

“Oh! And what did you say?” I mumbled, my heart skipping several beats.

“He said he felt the most pain that night—so much so that he couldn’t even take a step forward. He felt an urge to transition too, but couldn’t because of the extreme pain.” She held my hand, speaking softly as if she were scared the walls would hear her.

“Helanie! That is not how I felt. So does that mean I was wrong?” Her lips turned dry, so she had to lick them to moisten them before responding.

“I don’t know. What did you say to him?” I questioned, and she started shaking her head.

“I told him I was with you that night, so he might ask you—” My eyes widened when she pulled me into this mess.

“Lucy—” Before I could complain, she held my arms and shook me a little.

“You have to save me. I don’t want him to find out. He’ll leave me, Helanie. I’ve seen him grow distant after that night. Even when he was trying not to question me, I could see the coldness in his eyes,” she sniffled as she rambled.

“As much as I want to be on your side, you need to understand that he is my friend too. And even if he wasn’t my friend, I would still suggest being honest with him,” I uttered softly.

Although I had not been in an intense relationship like the two had, I was once dating someone. I remember how he used to go missing for days and I would hear the gossip about him being with other girls, but he would always get so defensive whenever I asked him any questions. Then a time came that I lost my mind and started to trust him entirely. It was mainly because he was good at spinning blames and narratives. And then his sweetest words would sway me away.

I was a girl who grew up in a household where no one loved me. Whenever my little sister tried to come sit with me, she would be snatched away by my stepmother. So when Altan showed me love, I took it seriously and vowed to never lose it.

Well, I can see how that turned out.

“But your friend wants to save her relationship with your other friend,” she uttered.

“But I cannot lie to a friend,” I tried to make her understand that we both can’t betray him. It’s one thing to find out your mate cheated on you, but imagine knowing that even your friend lied to you.

“Then what? Are you going to tell him the truth if he confronts you about it?” She let go of my hands, her voice changing from anxious to defeated.

“I’m not sure what I will do, but I cannot lie to him. I can say you were in the room,” I uttered anxiously.

“But don’t mention Lamar,” she requested, putting me in a tough spot. However, the minute she spoke of the devil, he arrived. The door opened, and Lamar walked inside, slamming it shut while managing the bags in one hand.

He acknowledged us staring at him so he raised his brow before minding his own business.

“You!” Lucy’s grunt at him caught his attention once again. He raised his head, his eyes wide with confusion, and watched me first, then Lucy.

“Yeah, I stay here, don’t I?” he raised his eyebrow, walking over to his bed to put the food bags down. Did he sneak in so much food for the night?

How much is he going to eat?

I understand that he had been waiting for a weekend off, which we were supposed to have—the first weekend with the families. But due to heavy rain, it was called off. But that didn’t mean he should bring in so much food and get us in trouble.

If the warden smelled all this food here, she would come for our throats.

“You always come in and bring problems for us,” Lucy muttered, walking over to him.

He looked at her, then leaned away from her, steadily pointing his finger at her. “Is she okay?”

He asked me instead.

I mean, Lucy wasn’t wrong about that but it is not like she was not equally involved in that night’s sex. Now she was blaming him entirely.

“Because of you, my mate might leave me now,” she stomped her foot and argued with him. It wasn’t fair that she was accusing him when it was her fault for jumping into his bed.

“But—” he scratched the back of his neck, not saying the words he wanted to say.

“You’re like a curse. First, you try to kill Helanie, and then my relationship—” The minute she brought me up, Lamar narrowed his eyes on her. I knew she had pressed the wrong buttons.

“Just because I’m silent doesn’t mean you can keep going on and on. I’m apologetic for what I did to Helanie. I should have known that a person without a wolf can die from such wounds. As for you— I’m keeping my mouth shut because I don’t want to piss off Helanie,” his tone was harsh as he pointed his finger at her and kept yelling through a muffled tone.