Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 184

Chapter 184: 184-He Claims We Are Mates

Helanie:

I shut the elevator door closed and went straight to the top, hiding in my room until I was certain they were no longer in their main spots. I then rushed out of the hostel to make my way to the woods to get off this feeling of disgust and hatred.

I don’t even know how far I was going as I ran like a madwoman straight down the mountains and to the woods.

It was weird energy, a boost that I had not felt like that before. All the memories of that night rushed back, and I felt so weird and dirty.

How the fuck did I continue to live without thinking about them every day?

Why was it taking so long for me to take revenge?

And how am I supposed to take revenge?

I wanted to get trained so that I could confront them, but now that he was in my academy, I ran out like a coward. Once my legs gave up and I dropped to my knees, I began to sob and scream into the air.

“You must be really enjoying it all, huh? Can’t see me happy?” I screamed as I lifted my head to stare at the moon goddess.

“I hope you feel my pain one day in the worst imaginable way,” I shouted, sobbing and then covering my face in my hands.

That’s when I heard the wind whooshing and something moving past my body so quickly that I suddenly stopped crying. I raised my face from my hands and looked around, turning to my back to see where that thing had landed. It had hit a tree.

“An arrow,” I uttered, staring at the golden pattern on it.

“Not just an arrow, sweetheart. It’s going to be the best future weapon—I just need to tweak a few things,” Maximus’ voice came through, making me quickly get to my feet and start clearing my vision and my cheeks from my tears.

“What were you doing here? Don’t tell me you came here chasing after me?” He walked into view, wearing a brown leather jacket and brown pants with a white shirt. He reached for the arrow to take it out but then turned to stare at me.

I noticed a small bottle of white powder in his hand that he was probably using to tip the top of the arrow before launching it.

“I wanted to take a walk,” I uttered, realizing how sour my tone sounded, so I quickly cleared my throat.

“You have been crying?” his tone changed—not the usual flirty one.

“No!” I lied, turning my head to the side and hugging myself.

“Hey, you can’t lie to me, you know that, right?” His comment made its way to my ear, and I couldn’t help but watch his face in bewilderment.

“Eh! You probably don’t know. I don’t know how it works,” he shook his head, confusing me with why he thought I couldn’t lie to him.

“Anyway, now that you are here,” a smirk displayed on his lips as he began to walk toward me.

I started to step back. Somehow, I would have found his flirting tiring but also cute if it had happened before I had seen that alpha’s face. But today, him walking in my direction and me stepping back was reminiscent of that night.

“I will spend some time with you,” he said, and as my back hit the tree, I started to panic.

“You touch me—and I swear—” my voice broke, causing him to stop in his tracks and narrow his eyes at me.

“Oi! What happened? You know I won’t touch you without your permission, right?” he almost yelled before walking over to hunch down to my face’s level.

“Helanie, I want you to tell me what happened. Did someone bully you?” he demanded an answer sternly this time.

I didn’t want him to know I was disturbed, but I couldn’t help it. As I shook my head, he bent down even more, his hands on his knees.

“Then who hurt you? Tell me their name, and I have the perfect weapon for them,” he mumbled, eyeing the arrow and the bottle of white powder on the ground.

“Which, by the way, you didn’t even ask what it was,” he straightened his back, his voice full of confidence. “This specific weapon can cause the type of itching that would make even the worst creature look funny.”

He patted his back, stepping away and grabbing his weapon.

“And I know you will remember this and use it on some test. You know, I’ve been hearing some things about you,” he kept talking, and weirdly enough, I had nothing to add until he mentioned that part.

My ears perked up, and the fear of what he might have heard about me drowned me.

“What about me?” I asked, a gulp running down my throat.

“The council asked us brothers about the girl without a wolf who is acing the academy like a pro. Do you know you’ve done so impeccably mixing two herbs that everyone has been mentioning you? They’re intrigued by you,” he spoke warmly, steadily causing my heart to fill with so much ecstasy.

Prior to him telling me this, I felt like I was wasting my time. The way I couldn’t even face that alpha and ran out of the academy had me thinking I would never be able to do better or take my revenge. But now, there seemed to be hope.

“Even I am amused. Helanie, your courage and willpower are amazing, and whenever someone praises you, I feel so happy and proud of you. You know why?” he stated, already making me feel better, but I was curious to know what he had to say next.

“Because you are my mate,” he declared, causing my jaw to hang low and my eyes to bug out in shock.

I am his mate?

Since when?

“We are?” I asked, my voice filled with disbelief.

As I posed the question, he nodded confidently.

“Remember on the ground when we had a match? I felt something with you. And once your wolf is awakened entirely, we will feel it again,” he was so confident, while I felt so guilty because he was mistaking my pheromones for a mate bond.