Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 256

Chapter 256: 256-And The Arrest

Helanie:

“Actually, it’s because we haven’t seen Lucy yet. If you give us a few minutes,” I said, my heart thumping hard, but I kept my exterior neutral.

“I’m pretty sure you’ve met her already,” Malarkey finally spoke up. His voice was so strangely sharp, and the way he pronounced every word made it seem like he was judging Lamar and me. Or maybe that was just how he spoke to people who didn’t have a much higher rank.

“Well, even if we haven’t, you can’t take us away,” Lamar decided to take the direct approach. I was only wasting my time. I had a feeling Emmet would come. But then I wondered if I was doing the right thing by dragging him into this mess. What if he’s unavailable and doesn’t see the alarm?

“Huh, for someone like you with such a low rank, you’re very bold. What was your name again?” Malarkey asked in a much more threatening tone.

“Why bother with my name? You want to talk about how trainers gave her privileges, why aren’t they being asked for it? Why are you taking her with you only?” Lamar was good at this. I felt my heart revive a little when I noticed Dewitt eye Malarkey, something passing between them.

“We’ll call them too. But right now, she’s coming with us,” Dewitt continued.

I hadn’t even spoken about what Rayden had done to me, and these older men were chasing after me like they had nothing better to do. That was scary too.

“It’s okay, Lamar, I’ll go with them. Just let me use the bathroom first, and while I do, you go home, okay? I’ll call you and let you know what happened, alright?” I gave Lamar a nod, not wanting him to argue anymore. The look of triumph on Malarkey and Dewitt’s faces was enough to tell me they bought my lie.

“Okay, call me at 3,” he said, eyeing me. Lamar understood what we were talking about. There was a small hut nearby called 3, so all we needed to do was reunite there.

Lamar walked past them, signaling that they had won without any struggle or conflict.

“I’ll meet you here in a minute,” I told Dewitt, who didn’t even acknowledge me talking to him.

I helped myself and turned left toward the bathroom. The moment I got inside, I started to panic. Now I needed to find a way to escape this bathroom without getting caught.

I was anxiously pacing around when I heard a little sound from behind me. I turned my head and noticed Sage standing by the sink.

“You’re that girl, Helanie, from our academy, right?” she asked in a calm and perfect tone. Her pink ombre hair was so bright and eye-catching.

“Yeah, I am. I came here to see Lucy,” I replied, steadily walking over to her. I remembered her from the day she had saved me by bringing the trainers to the hallway where the others were bullying me.

“I saw her too. I come here very often—” she sighed, biting her tongue, but it was so subtle that I couldn’t figure out why.

“Why do you look so worried?” she asked, now facing me as she used a paper towel. Her long legs looked even shinier in the blue shorts she wore.

“It’s that—” I pointed at the door. “Alpha Dewitt and Alpha Malarkey—” I couldn’t decide if I should trust her or not.

“Penn and Rayden’s fathers?” she nodded in acknowledgment. “They’re troubling you?” she frowned.

“They want to take me to the council to talk about—the fact that I slapped Rayden the other day,” I said. The moment I said that, I watched her narrow her eyes at me.

“Whoa! I already like what I’m hearing,” she let out a little laugh. “Need my help? I can get you out without anyone seeing you.”

She was strangely welcoming. My initial impression of her hadn’t been great, but as I was getting to know her, I realized she was probably the nicest top-senior girl. A little arrogant because of her rank and probably because of the rich pack she belonged to.

“That would be very helpful,” I muttered miserably.

“Come with me,” she gestured for me to follow her. I watched her text someone, and soon two big warriors showed up at the door.

“Go behind them,” she added, handing me her black hoodie to cover my head with. Soon we were out, and the two of us were walking right behind the warriors. My heart kept skipping beats while she acted nonchalant, laughing with me over nothing.

It was her way of making everything seem normal. And as she had said, the alphas didn’t notice because they knew a girl like me wouldn’t be friends with Sage or even have warriors.

Jenny and Penn talking to them was another reason they were slightly distracted. Once Sage had helped me out of the hospital, I turned to her to thank her.

“You have a ride?” she questioned, looking around.

“Yeah, I have a friend waiting for me. Thank you so much, Sage,” I was honestly surprised at how she was on board to help me whenever I needed it.

“No issue, I’m a girl’s girl,” she winked very stylishly before hopping into her Mercedes.

I started to sprint toward the hut to find Lamar. He was waiting with his bike on. I rushed and jumped onto his back.

“Great, how did you get out of there?” he inquired while I put on my helmet.

“Sage helped, I’ll explain later,” I patted his back, and soon we hit the road. The cold wind felt even chillier now that we were on the run. But sadly, we overestimated how cunning Dewitt could be with his plans.

As we reached the border, we noticed the warriors standing there with the big gates locked.

“Shit,” I cursed under my breath, and Lamar stopped his bike.

“You two can’t leave. Alpha Dewitt and Alpha Malarkey’s request to the alpha of our pack has been accepted for arresting you two,” the warrior finished, making us realize all that action and nothing came out of it.