Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 200

Chapter 200: 200-The Hero’s Entry

Helanie:

That was all for the night. Thankfully, Lamar didn’t delve into the topic further. Lucy was already asleep in the bed. Lamar told me that he brought her back after she acted unusually cold. Jenny and the others had returned by the time I was at the tenth floor. I slept through most of the night but had a few nightmares. I frequently woke up to make sure the door was locked and that the Alpha hadn’t gotten in.

“Isn’t it getting colder?” Lucy whispered, walking beside me toward the academy. Our uniforms were neatly pressed, and our shoes were shining–not because it was a special day, but because while trying to distract her mind, Lucy had found a new obsession with cleaning everything.

Not only that, but Salem was going to come after class to clean the room, and I didn’t plan to spare her.

Last night had been a lot for all of us. Our friend group was all messed up now.

“I think it will snow in a few days,” Lamar said, running up to catch up with us.

“Lamar, why is your tie all messed up?” Lucy grunted at him, making him look down at his tie and shrug.

We were rushing together with a bunch of other students. I noticed Jenny and Penn walking ahead of us. Once Jenny heard our voices, she slowed down to match our pace, but I sped up to walk alongside Penn. I owed him an apology for ditching him the other day.

“Hey,” I greeted him, but as soon as I spoke, he sped up, leaving me behind.

“Umm, it’s okay. He’ll be fine soon,” Jenny caught up to me and reassured me that everything would be okay soon.

I honestly didn’t want to try too hard to make things okay. I guess I was just fine this way. I had too much on my plate anyway.

“Guys, you go ahead and book seats for us while I go put my stuff in the locker,” I announced, rushing toward the lockers. The class would begin in a few minutes, and I needed to be there. It was Emmet’s class. Now, we had three ongoing classes: Professor Emmet’s, Kaye’s, and Maximus training.

Kaye would mostly give us lectures on herbs and introduce us to the herbs found in the rogue community.

I placed my bag in the locker, but before I could shut it, someone slammed the door shut in my face, making my heart sink in my chest at the sight of Rayden. Seeing him so early in the morning was bizarre.

“Hm, it’s nice to see you got a backup, but don’t get too full of yourself just because some Omegas tried to defend you. But I must say, you surprised me last night. You seem to be growing more confident now,” he said, leaning against the locker, locking me behind him as he spoke with crazy confidence and a nasty, hissing tone.

I was starting to feel agitated around him. He was like a blood-sucking parasite who would drain me dry.

“But I’ll do my best to squash a little creature like you under my shoes very soon,” he smirked, his hand reaching out to grab a strand of my hair. My heart sank again.

Just then, his head was suddenly shoved down, and he grimaced, releasing me from his hold. It was Emmet.

He had come toward us with a book in his hand that he hit Rayden on the back of the head with.

“Why are you standing here, blocking her way? She’s supposed to be heading to her classrooms,” Emmet said, looking much fresher than the last time I’d seen him. But his eyes held an anger I hadn’t seen before.

“Sir, she’s a junior and I’m a senior–” As Rayden opened his mouth to explain why he could bully me, Emmet hissed at him.

Emmet was so much taller than Rayden that he could literally swallow him in one attempt. Rayden wasn’t short either; he was tall and muscular, but the rogue brothers were gigantic.

“Not her. You are not allowed to bully Helanie,” Emmet’s words, said so loudly and without hesitation, made Rayden look at me, then at Emmet, in confusion.

“May I know why, sir?” Rayden asked politely, making sure not to piss Emmet off, who already looked very upset.

“The day I answer to you will be the day of doomsday. Now go back to your class. This kind of behavior might be acceptable in your previous academy, but here, you cannot question the trainers,” Emmet extended his long arm and pointed down the hallway. Rayden quickly got to his feet.

After Rayden left, Emmet stepped closer to have a word with me. I was really glad he had shown up when I needed him.

“I’m really upset with you, Helanie,” he spoke immediately, leaving no room for greetings or pleasantries.

“Why? What did I do, sir?” Since he was so angry, I decided to stay calm and not push him further.

“You skipped my last class as if it meant nothing,” he complained, walking alongside me.

“No, that’s not true. I swear I wasn’t feeling well, so I had to–” As I started explaining, he silenced me with a smile.

“I’m just joking. But tell me, how are you now?” His voice was kind and soft-spoken, just like before, even with his deep, heavy tone.

“I’m fine now. Doing very well, actually,” I replied. Walking with him was comforting. There was a sense of ease when he was around me, as if no one could hurt me now. I don’t know why I felt that way about him, but it was all I could think of.

We reached the class, and I went ahead and sat down in my chair with Lucy and Lamar. Penn was sitting with his sister, as always.

After the class was over, Lamar turned to me and spoke in a whisper. “Both Salem and Gavin missed the class.”

It wasn’t until he mentioned that that I confirmed he wasn’t lying.