Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 245

Chapter 245: 245-I Am Their Sacrificial Goat

Helanie:

I kept watching his face like I had seen a ghost. But I had to hide the shock quickly or he would pick up on my anxiety.

“That is so funny. And nobody caught you?” I repeated his last statement, and he shook his head.

“Nope! Fellmoon is not like VS. RVS is much stricter in terms of tests, punishments, and everything. As for Fellmoon, if you are an alpha, you are pretty much everything. Everybody bows down to you, and even when you hit someone, nobody comes to question it,” he explained with a smile on his lips. Probably recalling all the times he had visited the Fellmoon academy or wore the blue jacket.

“Would you wear his jacket outside the academy as well?” I gulped at my question. Lamar and Jenny were now heading our way, and I needed to hear his answer sooner.

“Yeah!” Penn took his time answering that question.

“For some time though,” he added quickly, but Jenny and Lamar had arrived and sat down with us. Lamar gave me a nod to acknowledge why I looked so weirdly happy.

That was because of the fake smile I had to carry on my face to fool Penn that I wasn’t creeped out by his answers.

“What are you two talking about?” Jenny asked, taking an interest.

“I was telling her about the times I used to wear your mate’s jacket to enter the academy or go around the other packs to attend parties. But then—he—lost his extra jacket, so his father told him to stop messing with the blue jacket. We let it settle, and I also had to prepare for the RVS,” his answer must have hit Lamar hard. I watched him lower his head, and his eyes lingered on the ground for too long before he looked up, and our eyes met.

He seemed to have gathered why the conversation had stunned me as well.

Could it be that the other DNA belonged to Penn’s?

“Oh yeah, they will change names to act like he is part of the academy. Actually, Penn didn’t want to get caught with his real identity. In the beginning, he was probably thinking I would go to the Fellmoon, so in order for him to come and see me there, he would need his real identity and not the one that got caught on the premises without any jacket or visit permission,” Jenny explained, making me keep staring at Lamar.

It seemed like Penn had been frequenting the Fellmoon for some time until he stopped.

What caused him to stop, and what happened to Ryaden’s jacket?

He lost it, or was it because Evaline had shredded it when trying to fight for her life?

“Well, that was in the past. I am not that guy anymore. I have changed a lot and have turned my life around. I want to be a good guy now,” Penn joked, sitting straight when Benita arrived with the tray.

“Penn! My favorite alpha in the world. I am glad you are coming here every day. Where are your other two friends? And Jenny—where is your mate?” She had a weird smirk on her face when she spoke with Jenny, as if she knew something about Jenny.

“He is resting in his pack, why? Are you missing him?” Although Jenny laughed at the end to make it sound like a joke, it was obvious she was being sarcastic.

“Oh yeah, I hope you two figured stuff out. I was very upset when you came in with that guy—Gavin—I didn’t like him for you. You should never pick someone else over an alpha,” she had the nerve to blatantly bring up Gavin.

And it made me realize Gavin and Jenny had been to this café way before we all came here together. It was probably why she had asked Gavin where his girlfriend was; she thought Jenny was his girlfriend. There was too much information and stuff going on for me to focus on.

“Thank you, Benita, that will be all,” Penn jumped in when finishing his sister at the verge of misery.

Benita smiled and walked away. I could tell she was still not over the fact that her grandfather used to be an alpha of the pack. Hence, she looked down upon everyone.

After we finished our food, definitely, Lamar and I had to swallow hard because the information we got from Penn clogged our throats. We all headed our separate ways.

I arrived home late, but having a driver really worked in my favor. Thankfully, I didn’t have to torture myself with Norman’s therapy for the night. He was actually not at home.

Not just him, the brothers were all missing.

I heard they had to visit some pack to seal a deal they made with them about opening the borders for the students of the RVS.

“You should not be staying out late. A simple car and a driver don’t confirm safety.” I stopped dead in my tracks when I heard my mother’s voice from behind me.

Upon turning around, I found her standing with the wall in a black silk nightgown and her arms folded over her chest.

“Weirdly enough, I always survive disaster,” I sighed as I responded to her with an eyebrow raised.

“Not every time is guaranteed,” she spoke under her breath.

“Is that a threat, Lady Ursula?” Me not using the word “mom” for her caused her to laugh to herself and then steadily stroll over to approach me.

“Take it as you will. You coming here means nothing. Your achievement should be to live far away from here and not use me as a cover to get favors from my stepsons,” my body shuddered under the impression that she cared more about those brothers than me.

Or probably because they were now her family.

“As I said, I have cut my ties with you. Whatever they do for me, they do it with their free will. I don’t ask them, I don’t ask anyone for favors anymore,” I muttered with a full glance at her from head to toe, letting her know I was judging her hard.

“And you think they are doing it because they care about you or because you are a big shot? They are preparing you like an animal prepares its prey before he slaughters it, chews upon its skin, and then discards whatever waste is left behind,” the redness in her eyes scared me. Her words were terrifying, and the authority made it even worse for me.