Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 149

Chapter 149: 149-The Broken Bond Cannot Be Fixed

Helanie:

I can’t even remember how I spent the night. I was in and out of sleep the whole time. It felt like I had lost something.

Even though I hadn’t entirely fallen for Kaye and had resisted the urge to be with him, his constant reminders of his love for me made me believe he was going to wait for me no matter what.

Which was kind of selfish of me. I’m not sure what kind of troubles and hurdles he was facing in his personal life.

Just like I wouldn’t let him in, he wasn’t letting me in either.

And then there was the fact that I never shared the truth with him. I kept so much from him, so it was only fair that I didn’t judge him for not wanting to wait. In fact, he did say he would wait, but he also made it clear that he wouldn’t just sit and do nothing while waiting for me.

But with dating, there’s always a chance of falling in love and moving on from the one you are waiting for. That’s why I told him to move on. I didn’t want to believe someone was waiting for me.

I had been hurt enough times, so it was better to take out the poison before it hurt me even more.

“Good morning,” Jenny finally walked out of the bathroom wearing a purple dress.

It felt more like a chill day for us. We were only supposed to do some research on the herbs Kaye had mentioned in the class group text.

“You look good, Lucy!” Gavin, who had been all handsy with Lucy since morning as the two shared a bed and cuddled while doing research, said loudly. “Why don’t you wear something like that?”

Lamar had finally gotten a separate bed, where he was lying on his stomach with a piece of paper in front of him and searching for herbs online.

Jenny and I were now sharing a bed. But that wasn’t the problem. The problem was the way Gavin mentioned Jenny’s dress.

It was just a simple compliment, but why say it in front of your mate? He knew this wasn’t Lucy’s style. And he had always admired her style more, but suddenly, he wanted her to wear dresses.

Lucy forced an awkward smile and replied, “I’ll see if I can find a dress.”

“Or you can borrow from me. In return, you just have to be my friend,” Jenny added with a playful hint in her words.

I had been trying so hard to focus on the task at hand, but the conversation I had with Kaye kept repeating in my head.

I wondered if I should have said more or asked more.

What if the conversation didn’t end on a good note? Or a satisfying one?

“Ugh!” I put the notebook down and sighed loudly enough to get everyone’s attention.

“You can get a dress too,” Jenny joked at my outburst.

“No! It’s not that. I just have a headache,” I lied, rubbing my temples.

I hated how distracted I was. This is why I didn’t want to accept any mate. My entire focus should have been on punishing those assholes, and not getting hurt in the process by my mate.

Or mates.

“Do you want coffee?” Lamar sat up, his legs folded under his body.

Gavin and Lamar still hadn’t started talking, and I guess they never would. The two were completely different individuals. We never really forced them to act like friends either.

“Do you think we can get it?” I asked, and he nodded.

“There’s a café down the road. We can get it from there. They have amazing croissants as well. If you’re too cold, I can go fetch them for you,” Lamar said softly, more seriously than he usually did when talking to others.

I noticed Jenny raise her brow and then wink at me. In response, I shook my head at her. There was nothing going on between me and Lamar, and there never would be.

He was more like a brother–a brother I would fight with rather than get along with.

“No, I’ll come with you. I want to get some fresh air,” I insisted, and he nodded, putting his pen and paper down.

“While you guys are at it, can you get us a chocolate fudge? The thing is, Lucy over here is being feisty, so I guess we’ll use it in our smexy time,” Gavin said, his tone making me feel incredibly uncomfortable.

“Hey!” Lucy awkwardly complained.

“What? They’re friends,” Gavin shrugged as though he didn’t realize Lucy might have shared that desire with him in private.

This wasn’t how Gavin used to act before. He used to respect her choices and privacy so much more. Now, he was being so bold with her.

Was it because they were trying to rekindle their relationship? Or were they even trying to rekindle it at all?

Since I had too many of my own worries, I decided not to focus on them for now and walked out with Lamar.

“Are you coming with us?” I inquired, noticing Jenny had walked up to the door but stopped as her phone beeped.

Her smile faded as quickly as it had formed.

The sadness in her eyes confirmed that the text had to be from her mate, or someone talking about her mate, or giving her information about him.

“Yeah, please take me with you,” she said, her tone almost a cry for help. Lamar and I exchanged a glance before giving her a nod.

She began walking behind us, her steps slow as she kept using her phone.

“Do you think she’s going to break up with him?” Lamar’s question shocked me. I didn’t know he was aware of her mate situation.

“How do you know?” I asked, raising my brow and clenching my jaw to warn him not to push further.

“I’ve heard things. She was talking with her brother, and they mentioned how she was being cold to her mate and all, so I figured something was up,” he shrugged, making it sound so casual.

“That Gavin isn’t being genuine anymore, though,” he added. However, what he said really made me worried.