Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 312

Chapter 312: 312-I Got It Wrong

Helanie:

“Are you still angry with me?” I kept walking behind him, and sometimes I wanted to take a break, but I didn’t want to slow us down.

He hadn’t turned around to speak with me this whole time. But he made sure to grunt every now and then to let me know how angry he was at me.

“Helanie, it would be better if you didn’t talk,” he hissed, still grunting.

“Okay, but I want you to know that I would never do anything to hurt Emmet,” I said, trying my best to keep up with his pace.

“Huh, you couldn’t even if you wanted to. Just because you passed some tests, you really think you’re the shit?” He was still in the same mindset as before—wanting to hurt me at any cost.

“Okay, I deserve that. But I didn’t know it was Emmet who was the Lycan,” I complained, now breathing heavily.

“Shut up,” he hissed so loudly that I tripped and fell on my knees.

He briefly stopped and turned around to let out a scoff. “You deserve this. I hope it hurt.”

That was it. He was being mean to me for no reason. If I hadn’t been a part of that group, he would have never found out that we had cameras set up in the cave. I got up, gently rubbed my knees, while he had already marched far ahead.

However, he stopped briefly and yelled, “Now don’t slow down, you snail.”

Got it.

I would do the same. He didn’t deserve me to be kind to him. So I began walking briskly, and once I caught up with him, he started moving faster again.

“You know, I would never hurt Emmet. But I do feel bad for him. He didn’t deserve this curse—you, on the other hand—” I paused when I noticed him shrugging his shoulders.

I could only stare at his broad back, but I knew he was being affected.

“I wouldn’t have been so worried. I mean, it’s not like you’re not already a monster.”

I shrugged, feeling like a fool for thinking that would be enough to hurt his ego.

He didn’t respond, so he wasn’t affected enough. But now we were at the caves, and I was worried we’d go inside and find the cameras missing.

“You stay out here,” he pointed his finger at me and warned me.

“Okay,” I grunted but let him go inside. I didn’t want to face Sage if she was actually in there. And what if she wasn’t but was just arriving? She’d see me with Norman and suspect me of sabotaging the plan.

It would make her believe maybe Rayden wasn’t wrong about me getting in the way of their plan before.

She hadn’t responded to me either. So I was wondering what was going on.

I anxiously watched the cave’s entrance, and finally, Norman came out.

“Oh, thank goodness,” I sighed, placing a hand on my chest as I saw Norman holding the cameras.

He began looking through them but made sure he stood a little far away from me. The look on his face told me the camera had captured something he didn’t want anyone to see because the next thing I knew, he was slamming it on the ground and stomping on it.

Seeing a big man like him jump up and down on a small object was finally off my bucket list.

Once he was done, he did the same to the other cameras. I wanted to see the recordings, but I guess he wasn’t in the mood.

I don’t know why he thought I would hurt Emmet. I never would.

Once his little dance on the cameras was over, he threw the broken pieces around and then pointed at me to follow him back home.

“Yeah, we should hurry up because what if Sage comes—” I stopped suddenly when he paused for a moment. He turned around in a very threatening way and pressed a finger to his lips to hush me.

“For the rest of the way, I don’t want to hear you rambling, you understand me?” The anger in his eyes and the redness in his cheeks made me faintly nod my head.

Okay! I get it.

He was truly upset.

I guess I knew why. He deeply loved his brother, and even though I told him I wanted the footage gone, I was sure he was upset that I had found out the truth about the Lycan.

For the next few minutes, we silently walked toward our destination. And once we were reaching home, he stopped again and pointed at me.

“Today’s training will be different. Be in the woods on time.” That was all he said before walking ahead of me to enter the mansion.

That was odd. I thought he wouldn’t want to train me again after last time.

“Okay,” I replied in confusion.

And just as I entered the mansion, I noticed he had stopped in his tracks. His giant back was facing me. I fidgeted with my fingers for a while, wondering why he was frozen in place like that.

But soon, he answered my silent question as he turned around and locked eyes with me.

“And you were wrong,” he stated.

“About what?” I asked, curious about which part he was talking about.

“About the Lycan,” he muttered, causing my heart to flip in my chest.

And then, in a very creepy and hushed tone, he added, “It’s not Emmet.”

That was all he said before he got moving again and left without stopping this time.

I stayed put, frozen in silence, trying to process what he had just told me.

It’s not Emmet?

Then who could it be?

What did Norman see in the footage?

And that’s when Sage’s message popped up on my phone’s screen.

Sage: No! I dozed off. Arrived at the caves, but I guess the Lycan destroyed the cameras.

Something about her statement sent shivers down my spine as I recalled—Norman isn’t usually around when midnight strikes either.