Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 310

Chapter 310: 310-Found Out The Truth

Helanie:

“I heard you made an announcement about Helanie,” Lord McQuoid asked Emmet, shifting his attention from his food to him during dinner.

I had been watching Emmet to make sure he was okay, and he seemed completely fine.

“It was needed to be done.” I noticed the lack of confidence compared to last time in Emmet’s words. He was so determined on the academy grounds when making that announcement. But tonight, he looked troubled as he kept glancing at Kaye and Maximus.

It was then that I realized he might have gotten scolded by Maximus.

“He announced Helanie as his stepsister?” My mother put her fork down, her tone sharp and shocked.

“Yeah, Ursula, it was important. She was getting bullied nonstop,” Lord McQuoid seemed to have known this would upset my mother, so he quickly tried explaining.

However, the look on my mother’s face didn’t change.

She looked unconvinced.

“The rising student needs someone to defend herself,” Of course, Charlotte had something to add. She let out a snicker and then lowered her head. Her mother gently elbowed her while laughing under her breath with her.

“Charlotte!” Maximus yelled, causing her to suddenly stop laughing and raise her head to look at him.

“You think bullying is funny?” he asked her sternly, making me notice the anger in his eyes as he kept glaring at her.

“No—I didn’t mean to laugh,” she stuttered while tearing up.

“Don’t speak if you can’t say anything useful,” Maximus hissed at her while Emma shared a glance with Lord McQuoid. She wanted him to see how his son was speaking to Charlotte, who now had tears streaming down her face. She lowered her head and started wiping her cheeks with the back of her hand.

“Maximus, she has a mother for that. You don’t need to scold her,” Lord McQuoid understood the situation and stepped in to defend Charlotte, who sat right next to my mother.

My mom looked visibly disturbed for Charlotte, so she wrapped her arm around Charlotte’s shoulder to comfort her.

“And her mother is not doing a great job. She was snickering along, did you not see that?” Maximus was beginning to get louder and louder.

I raised my head and noticed Emmet staring at me. He had his hand stretched out on the table while holding a fork in the other hand. His eyes seemed to hold secrets.

I shook my gaze away from him to Maximus and Lord McQuoid.

“Maximus, that is no way to speak about an elder,” Lord McQuoid had made it clear that he was biased. He would go as far as to yell at his sons just for the sake of my mother’s friend.

“That is no way to speak to your son either. And please tell me, what did Maximus say wrong?” I guess at this point, we had all been waiting for Norman to speak up since he always did for his brothers.

He usually waits for some time to hear the full debate and then strikes while the iron is hot.

Lord McQuoid shifted his gaze to Norman. I could tell he was getting tired of Norman always speaking up for his brothers and going against him.

“Norman!” Lord McQuoid said, giving up.

I felt like I was responsible for this argument. I slowly pushed my chair back and got up. “I’m full. Have a good night.”

The feeling of being the reason for arguments was horrible. Besides, the fact that my mother comforted Charlotte, despite knowing Charlotte was wrong, hurt me even more.

Everybody went silent as I walked past them toward the exit. I had just stepped out when I heard Kaye grunt.

“Are you happy now, Dad? Taking Charlotte’s side meant you didn’t acknowledge her subtle bullying towards Helanie.”

“I didn’t know she would get upset!” Lord McQuoid’s response was the last thing I heard.

I walked straight back to my room, sat on the couch, and turned off all the lights.

I reread Sage’s text about placing the cameras in the cave.

Topsenior-Sage: The cameras are all set. By tomorrow morning, we will have our answers and the scumbag of a lycan.

I fidgeted with my fingers nervously. He is my mate, and he is a human. What if—it is someone I don’t want as a mate? Or someone who instantly tells everyone that we are mated?

I hated the fact that I had so many secrets. I needed to share them with Lamar. I called him many times, but he didn’t pick up, so I assumed he was busy with Gavin.

So I just sat there, my eyes on the passage between my window and Emmet’s sanctuary.

A few minutes before midnight, I watched Emmet step out onto the passage and stare at the sky. Then, he began heading toward the exit.

I was more curious than ever now. It didn’t make sense. Why was he sneaking out like that?

I held the torn fabric in my hands, and the minute Emmet was out of sight, I heard a howl erupt through the air.

My body shuddered at the familiarity of the howl. It wasn’t just a wolf’s howl—it was a lycan’s howl.

I began to recall all the times I had seen Emmet in the corridor or the time when we were at a motel, and he had to leave so desperately. That same night, the lycan had attacked some werewolves and probably fought them. I remember Emmet having a bite mark on his neck.

I knew what I was about to do was wrong, but I needed to know the truth. Since he had left, I jumped out of the window and headed straight through the corridor. It was so cold here at this time. The wind from both sides was turning me into an ice cube.

Once I reached his room, I noticed he was so comfortable that he hadn’t even locked it. That made me feel guilty for some reason. Nobody should have to worry about someone sneaking into their room when they aren’t around. But I had a reason to do so.

I looked around and saw a piece of paper placed on the bed. It was a drawing of the cave.

He knew about the lycan?

Or was he the lycan?

It had been right before my eyes all this time. How did I miss it?

As my suspicions were confirmed, I yelped when I remembered the camera in the cave. Tomorrow morning, Sage and the others would find out it was Emmet.