Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 316

Chapter 316: 316-I Want To Be Rejected

Helanie:

Norman kept glaring at me, barely turning in his seat.

I knew he was watching me, waiting for me to say something.

“I only heard a howl,” I replied, curious about how I got out of the restraints. “Now tell me, what happened there?”

He seemed to space out for a moment before sighing and answering my question. “You snapped the belt off your wrist.”

I did?

I might have been suspicious if the other brothers had said that because they always tried to make me feel good. But Norman wouldn’t do that.

So I took it as the truth.

“Oh!” I shrugged, acting like it was nothing—only because I wanted to hide what I had heard in my head.

My wolf woke up. She spoke to me. And then she sang a song!

That song really confused me. I was sure I had heard it before, but where?

“Helanie! Are you sure you only heard a howl?” he asked, looking doubtful.

“Yeah, I only heard a howl and then passed out. It’s weird because I don’t even remember getting myself out of that belt.” That part wasn’t a lie. I honestly didn’t remember any of it.

“Hm!” Norman still didn’t seem convinced. “At least your annoying wolf isn’t dead.”

I groaned and frowned at his back for taunting my wolf, who wasn’t even fully awake yet. Norman seemed to have an issue with me for no reason.

“Let’s drop you home. You have work in the morning,” he said as he sat up straight and started the engine. He handed me the food bag, and I couldn’t help but keep munching on the nuggets.

He kept extending his hand back without looking, wiggling his fingers impatiently. I rolled my eyes every time I placed a nugget or fries between his fingers.

After he dropped me home, I ran straight to my room and called Lamar, asking about Gavin.

“He’s much better. I think he’ll transition tomorrow. His mom came today—she was so happy and sent you her love too,” Lamar said all in one breath. I could hear a movie playing in the background, so the boys were doing great together.

The thing about Lamar was that he never really took things seriously, especially when it was about him. He always told me to stand up for myself, but he didn’t really do it for himself. He was also a really good friend to everyone. When someone was in need—and I don’t just mean needing a dick—he would be there.

“That’s great. I’m really glad we found him in time,” I sighed, sinking into my bed.

“Helanie, Sage said the Lycan must have seen the cameras. Does that mean he knows we put them there? What if he comes after us?” There was a hint of worry in Lamar’s voice. And I knew why.

He had been worried about me the whole day since I stayed in the rogue community, and I was closer to the Lycan than anyone else.

“Don’t worry about it. The Lycan doesn’t know. I’m pretty sure some other monster did it,” I said, but I could tell Lamar had groaned on the other side—he didn’t believe me.

“Are you coming to meet Gavin tomorrow? We need to ask him what happened to him and what herb he thought was going to save Lucy,” Lamar spoke carefully.

I bet he didn’t want to talk too much about Lucy in front of Gavin since it would only make him feel worse. Gavin was really hurting for what he had done to Lucy. At least he felt guilty.

I know some people who don’t even care after murdering someone.

“Yeah, I’ll definitely be there,” I replied, hearing Kaye calling for the maid outside my room. He must have just arrived.

“Okay, I’ll talk to you later,” I hung up on Lamar because I had to go speak with Kaye.

As I rushed out, thinking he would be gone, I bumped into his back. He turned around, holding his phone and raising his eyebrow at me.

“Hey, where were you going in such a hurry?” There was a specific tone he used whenever he talked to me. I bet he wanted to sound soft, but his deep and husky voice made him seem arrogant and cold at times.

“You!” I blurted awkwardly.

“Me?” He pointed a finger to his chest, a small smile playing on his lips as he asked with hope.

“I wanted to speak with you about something,” I suddenly felt anxious now that I was standing in front of him.

“Really? You wanted to talk to me?” There was a shine in his eyes that made me want to look away.

It looked like hope and longing.

“Yeah, about us.” As soon as I said that, I noticed his grin widening.

“Are you ready for it? I mean, are you—um—ready to take a step forward with me?” He couldn’t even form a full sentence at this point.

And the way he hoped I would tell him I was ready just made me look down and close my eyes to gather my thoughts for a moment.

“You made your choice, Kaye,” my voice cracked a little, and his sudden silence was enough for me to know I had made my point.

I wasn’t talking to him because I was ready to move forward with him.

“Then? What is it that you want to talk about?” The sudden shift in his mood and tone should have been a hint to me.

But I had to do this.

“Listen, you already picked Kesha—” I was just laying the groundwork before hitting him with the real request when he cut me off.

“And you know why!”

It was my turn to interrupt him. “And that doesn’t make it any better. You chose her because you couldn’t wait, and I’m not blaming you. I wasn’t ready for anything with you—and I might not be for some time. So it’s okay that you moved on.”

I put so much weight into my words because it wasn’t easy to say this to someone I had felt attracted to.

We were mates, for heaven’s sake, and we had built such a strong bond together. All for it to be ruined.

“I want you to reject me.”

As soon as I said that, I watched his face fill with horror.