Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 248

Chapter 248: 248-This Luna Is A Liar

Helanie:

Her pack seemed rich and in good health, sitting on an expensive land.

“Mom, this is Helanie,” she had shown us around her mansion. It was big and beautiful, with milky white tiles and expensive décor.

Of course, it was an alpha’s mansion. But living in the rogue king’s mansion had actually made everything else look much smaller.

They had everything fancy, and probably cared more about the fancy look of their place than the alphas did.

“Oh, the girl you can’t stop talking about?” her mother got up from the couch to greet me with a warm hug. She smelled so good, like lavender.

Her beautiful eyes and perfect curls made me realize that all the Lunas had this certain look about them. They just looked expensive. Wearing a baby pink long dress made her mother look even more gorgeous.

“Have a seat,” she offered me before moving on to Lamar, looking back at her daughter for the introduction.

“Mom, this is Lamar,” Jenny’s voice changed as she said his name. I noticed her mother’s smile shake a little. Could it be that she told her mom about her fight with Rayden? And who did she cheat on Rayden with?

“Oh, hey Lamar,” her mother’s voice was slightly off this time, but she quickly forced a smile and offered Lamar a seat beside me.

“Jenny, go ask the omega to bring in the snacks I’ve prepared for you all,” she told her daughter, who jumped up like an excited child and rushed out of the living room.

Their mansion felt more like a home—cozy and silent.

“Helanie, I’ve heard about your beauty, and I must say, words don’t do justice,” she made me blush with her compliment. “I didn’t hear about you from my daughter, I mean, the beauty part.”

She gave me a little playful smirk to let me know who she was referring to.

“Penn talks about you a lot. It seems like finally someone has stolen my son’s attention,” her pronunciation was so perfect that I could barely focus on her words and more on her tone and voice.

“He is a good guy,” I didn’t know what else to add, and even then, I had to lower my eyes first.

“Helanie, I’m not really the one who believes in fated mates. My mate does, but for me, it’s more important that the two connect well and that they have similar strengths, especially when it comes to my son,” she made it clear that such privilege wasn’t for Jenny, and it made me feel bad for her.

But then my ears perked up because I wanted to know what she meant by that.

“You’re pretty popular for doing well in the academy. I can see why my son is so fascinated with you. Not only do you have a good reputation, but you’re so gorgeous, no one could hardly take their eyes off of you,” she continued to shower me with compliments.

I gave her a nod and then shifted to the edge of my seat. “You were a student at the academy?”

I noticed how her mood shifted at the reminder of her own time at the academy. But she was so calm and peaceful as she brought the smile back onto her lips again.

“I was,” she didn’t add anything else until she smiled to herself. “Jenny told me you wanted to talk about something?”

I gave my head a slight nod as I thought of the right question. “Yes! I wanted to speak with you about the elevators.”

I didn’t jump directly to the tenth floor because it would be easy for her to fake a confused look. The mention of the elevators made her smile vanish entirely.

“What about the elevators? Does she take elevators?” It was her fake attempt to joke about Jenny and the elevators.

“She doesn’t, but I do. And so did—Lucy!” I watched her face go paler.

“It’s okay. I guess you’re learning to increase your strength,” she managed to get some response out of her lips but was looking away.

“It’s not that. I heard from Jenny that you left the academy in the middle?” I knew she was hiding something. Jenny was right. Her mother definitely knew something about the elevators.

“Oh, yeah, one of my friends passed away. And after that, I got married and decided to just focus on my children,” she was talking quickly, like she wanted to end this conversation as soon as possible.

Till now, she had shown me appreciation and only praised me. But sadly, I had to break her idea that I was this sweet girl who would be too happy to receive compliments, so much so that I wouldn’t ask any tough questions.

But here I was, about to call her out on her lie. “But the academy was formed a few years ago. It was after the rogue king left the pack, and I guess his youngest is around the same age as Penn, maybe one year or two older than him?” I watched her face turn pale. “When did you study at the academy? Or—were you a faculty member there?” My questions caused her blood to run cold. I knew it because her face lost all color.

Jenny stepped in, her eyes on us. She sat down beside her mother and placed her hand on the back of her hand.

“Please, Luna Estella, I really want the truth about the tenth floor. My friend got on that floor and now she rests in the hospital in a coma,” I uttered, watching her gulp and look down.

A tear trickled down her cheek as she started telling the truth. “I was one of the many faculty members Lord McQuoid had hired back when the academy was created. But soon, an incident happened that made them expel everyone else and only keep a handful of people. Now his sons are the only trainers, apart from the warriors who help them around.” She finished, but I wasn’t done asking her more questions.

Not just yet.