Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 332

Chapter 332: 332-I Know Your Truth

Helanie:

Sage and Rudy were gone after that. Lamar and I told Gavin all about the tenth floor so that we could look at Lucy’s case with a new motive and fresh ideas.

“That is creepy—so there is a survivor?” Gavin had been too shocked ever since he heard us tell him everything about the tenth floor.

“Yep! Seems like there was one. Helanie seems to have a weird magnetic pull that attracts these entities,” Lamar joked, but it stuck with me.

He wasn’t wrong.

First Rune, and now the entity from the tenth floor.

“But finding the survivor would be difficult. You said Professor Norman promised to help you. Has he found out anything yet?” Gavin inquired, and I rolled my eyes.

“He is just full of talk. We will have to find out for ourselves. We’ll go to the library and check everything about the abandoned building that is now an academy,” I suggested, watching them nod in agreement.

“But first, I want to go meet Lucy. I haven’t been able to visit her because I feel like if she hears me talk, she will be so upset,” Gavin muttered, quickly finishing his sandwich to make it seem like he wasn’t crying.

Lamar and I shared a glance as we agreed with him. Gavin took a cab while I went to the hospital with Lamar.

“Lucy!” The minute Gavin entered her room, he broke down beside her bed. She was sleeping so peacefully, but she needed to wake up.

“Please just forgive me. I am ready for any punishment you give me, just please—,” Gavin lowered his head, his tears wetting his palms.

I guess we all make mistakes, but this kind of punishment is hard to watch.

“You know, we grew up as friends. Her family was our neighbors. When my dad left me and my mom, her mother stepped up and did everything she could to help us out. And to think—I am the reason her daughter is in this state today. You know, she hates me. When I went back home, she was at the door, and she cursed at me,” he sniffled, constantly trying to wipe his eyes with the back of his hand. “She said I will never be happy, and she is not wrong. I can never be happy,” he continued.

“She said she wishes she hadn’t helped us so that I would have starved to death in my childhood. And who can blame her? She fed a monster, and then the monster grew up and fed on her daughter,” Gavin was out of breath, hiccupping when Lamar patted his back and offered him a glass of water.

“We will find a way to bring her back, Gavin. Remember, we are going to look for the survivor? I’m pretty sure there will be some information in the library about it,” I spoke gently, choosing my words carefully.

“And then Professor Norman might have some information for us as well,” Lamar gave me a look, reminding me not to dismiss Norman’s help. At least it would help Gavin feel hopeful.

He was really in despair, and we needed him in a sane mind to do proper research. Besides, we couldn’t lose another friend.

“You heard me, Luce! I will find a way for you to wake up and be on your feet again. After you left the academy, nothing has been the same—” he was crying hysterically when my eyes moved to Lucy’s face.

“Is she—” I noticed some expressions forming on her face.

“Lamar—” I held his hand and shook it, signaling him to look at Lucy.

Lamar looked as shocked as I was.

She was slowly shaking, her eyes moving, and then she gasped loudly as her eyes shot open.

“Lucy!” I yelped, covering my mouth.

“I’ll go fetch the doctor,” Lamar ran out after informing us. Gavin slowly raised his face, his eyes growing wide at the sight of Lucy waking up.

“Lucy, oh my goodness,” I clapped, tearing up. Gavin got up and stared at me.

“Come on, she is awake.” I hugged him, jumping up and down.

He started to smile slowly before turning to Lucy. “Hey!”

She was breathing heavily at this point, but at least she was awake. The doctors arrived, and they practically kicked us out to do a thorough checkup on her.

We waited outside the whole time, excited to have her back, when Lamar showed up with Maximus and Emmet beside him.

“So, great news?” Norman asked the doctor the minute he came out, just as Norman reached the door.

“That’s a miracle. She just woke up,” the doctor’s words ran through my ears like a sweet melody.

We were sitting on the bench, holding hands.

I raised my head to Maximus, who gave me a smile, and mine started to fade away.

“Can I see her?” Norman asked, and when the doctor allowed him, he walked into the room with Emmet.

However, Maximus decided to come up to us first.

“Are you all happy now?” He looked so happy to see me happy, as if I didn’t know the truth.

“Yes, she is back,” Gavin, who didn’t know that the man before him was a cunning manipulator, replied joyfully.

“Well, I’m glad your friend is back. At least you guys will be less stressed now.” Gavin didn’t notice, but Lamar followed Maximus’s eyes when he spoke directly to me.

“Yeah,” I replied but looked down. That’s when Maximus went inside to join his brothers.

“Someone is way too head over heels in love with you,” Lamar whispered in my ear, but I elbowed him to make him keep his posture.

How do I tell him, without sounding like a crybaby, that I got played yet again?

After the brothers left, we were told not to meet Lucy just yet. She needed rest, and they didn’t want to exhaust her too soon.

Meanwhile, I found a moment to comfort Norman.

He was on his phone outside the hospital when I arrived behind him and said, “You are a Lycan, and you forget what you did once you transition back into your human form.”

I swear his body tensed up, and in that moment, I knew I was right.