Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 351

Chapter 351: 351-The Brothers And Their Miserable Stepsister

Helanie:

“Kaye, watch your language,” I hissed at him, and it angered him even more.

“Shut up!” Kaye yelled, his finger pointing at me.

“She didn’t tell you we were mates?” Kaye let out a grunt, his eyes getting watery again.

“I swear, no. She told me she would take care of some stuff before we both announce to our dad that she is my mate and we move out of the mansion,” Maximus tried to explain to his brother so that he understood that he didn’t betray him.

Now that I realized what Kaye was saying, I was instantly guilt-ridden. If my ex or my mate had gone to date my sister next, I would be devastated too. And Maximus wasn’t even my mate, so me feeling attracted to him was just so wrong.

“She was going to accept you?” Kaye was now focused on asking his brother questions. It all just made me look worse, and I was aware of it.

“Yeah. We were going to interrupt the engagement ceremony. We decided that if our parents didn’t accept our relationship, we would move out and cut ties with them so that our relationship didn’t look wrong,” Maximus explained, and Kaye shot me a glare.

“But you said—you were not ready to be in a relationship. You didn’t—you told me to go ahead and date Kesha, but you wanted to be with Maximus? Did you not even like me—,” Kaye began to stutter, but Maximus was looking devastated too.

“You gave me a tough choice. You wanted me to choose—,” I shut up when Kaye rushed at me with his finger pointing in my face.

In that moment, I felt so scared at the two glaring at me and yelling at me that I began to press the bracelet in my hand. I wanted Emmet to come here and at least get me out of here.

“It was not a freaking hard choice when you chose Maximus. All this time, I thought maybe—maybe I was the one who pushed you by bringing up Kesha. But the way you effortlessly asked me to move on, you wanted me out of your life. Why? Because just like the others, you thought low of me too!” Kaye punched the car, and I stepped back, tripping in fear and landing on the ground.

“And then you picked my brother—freaking broke me—,” Kaye placed his hand on his chest, having a hard time breathing.

“Kaye, I couldn’t choose you because you were my mate—,” I still managed to utter when I watched Maximus finally break free from the trance and stare at my wrist.

“What the hell are you doing?” he screamed at me, quickly kneeling down and grabbing my wrist to show it to Kaye. “She is calling Emmet on us!”

It was the shock on his face that killed me.

“She wants all of us to freaking fight?” Maximus quickly stepped back from me, raising his hands to show that he wasn’t touching me because he thought I would use it against them in some way.

“I am just scared—I didn’t mean to,” I stuttered, my throat getting drier.

“Kaye, let’s go. She is going to mess us up. This was all a freaking plan,” it was like Maximus had just learned something.

“No! I need answers. Why did she lead me on, and what did she mean by saying she couldn’t accept me but then chose to date you? Why? Why my brother—?” Kaye was screaming at the top of his lungs while Maximus pushed him into the car.

“Emmet will be on his way. We need to get out of here. He already doesn’t care about her, and if she told him we were hurting her or doing something to her—he will hate us,” the pain in Maximus’s voice couldn’t be fake. He sounded genuinely serious and hurt.

The two got in the car and slammed the door shut. Maximus sped off while I could see Kaye having a meltdown once again.

I got up, pulled myself together while still shaking. I looked around but couldn’t move a step forward. I didn’t know if I should go back to the mansion. I did look like a liar and someone who tried to come between the brothers. I could clearly see their points.

Kaye was now certain I was in the wrong and wanted him to date Kesha so that he would be out of my way. But that wasn’t the truth.

And now Maximus—he was thinking I played him too.

“Helanie!” a familiar voice hit my ears, and without thinking twice, I turned around and rushed toward the guy stepping out of the car.

Emmet must have been returning home when he got my signal, so he sped his car and stopped right behind me.

I landed on his chest, my eyes closed, and my fists pressed against his hard chest.

“I am not a bad person. I didn’t mean to play anyone. I just—cannot tell them the truth,” I kept rambling, and the way he faintly wrapped his arms around me made me feel like home.

“They hate me now, and now everyone will think I lied—” I was sniffling uncomfortably, shaking like the life was being drained out of me.

“I wasn’t even—playing them—everyone played me—but I am wrong because I am alone—” I didn’t make sense, but in my head, I was saying a lot. All my secrets were spilling even when they weren’t.

In a very gentle and comforting tone, Emmet said, “I believe you.”

I suddenly stopped and raised my head to look into his eyes.

“Was it Kaye or Maximus? Which one is accusing you of playing a game?” He looked so confident and calm when he asked me that.

I began to step away from him because I immediately thought he would blame me, but instead, he held my arms and stopped me.

“I’m sure you had your reasons, and I will not judge you. The way you cried, I can tell there is a huge secret you’re holding in your heart, and you’re afraid to let it out.”