Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 376

Chapter 376: 376-He Is Dead
Helanie:

“What is going on?” My heart was pounding hard as the warriors from some pack grabbed my arms to drag me out of my dorm room. I had no clue if this was a nightmare or really happening.

“Maybe you should wait for the trainers to come,” Lamar yelled and jumped in the way, spreading his arms to stop the warriors from taking me away. They had me in handcuffs, and the minute we were off our floor, I was sure everyone would see and start gossiping.

“Step aside, young lad. We are the warriors of the pack. We are here to arrest her for the murder of Rayden.”

The words didn’t do me any favors. The way they said it, I felt my heart stop in my chest.

“You must have a misunderstanding. He must be lying just to get her in trouble,” Lamar realized. Rayden had hit another low—faking his death just to frame me.

The warriors shared a glance and then looked back at us.

“His dead body was found in the woods where you met him,” one warrior turned to me, glaring at me and making my blood run hot.

“What? He is—he is dead?” I gasped, trying to get away from them because now I could tell this was real.

“I didn’t do anything, I swear!” I began to beg and plead for them to let me go. But that’s when Rudy rushed upstairs and came into view.

“Get your hands off her!” he yelled. Behind him stood Sage, a frown on her forehead.

“How dare you come here and attack one of us without any warrant?” She folded her arms over her chest and steadily approached them, making them back down.

“We were ordered by the council to bring her in for questioning,” the warrior explained to Sage. They could tell the two in front of them were Alphas, which is why they weren’t being completely ignorant like they had been with Lamar and me.

“Questioning? But you have her in handcuffs,” Sage hissed at him, pointing at my restraints. I was shaking so miserably that I thought I would pass out.

I just didn’t understand how Rayden ended up dead. Sure, I had injured him badly, but when I left, he seemed fine—just regretful.

“We thought she would resist,” the warrior stepped back, eyeing the other warrior to unlock my handcuffs. But it was decided that they would drag me to the council no matter what.

“What is going on over here?”

And then he came. Norman gracefully walked upstairs and yelled, filling the air with tension. But somehow, I felt relieved. Even though I knew Norman didn’t like me, I felt a strange sense of comfort wash over me when he came into view.

“Sir, she has been accused of the murder of Rayden—”

As the warrior started talking, Norman raised his palm to silence him.

“I spoke with the council, and I told them I would bring her in myself for questioning. Who the fuck told you that you could come here and handcuff my student?” Norman yelled, towering over the warrior. He looked so massive and intimidating.

“And exactly on what basis are you arresting her?” he then proceeded to question, his frown growing deeper and more intense.

“She is the last person he met. In fact, his phone records show that the two were meeting at the same spot where he was found dead,” the warrior mentioned, referring to the texts Rayden and I had exchanged. My heart sank in my chest.

This wouldn’t look good for me. How the heck would I get these accusations off me now?

Of course, once they started researching my past with Rayden, they would confirm that I was indeed the one who killed him.

All these thoughts started to cage me when Norman walked over to me. The other warrior had now opened the handcuffs, but I couldn’t move or notice anything else.

“Is it true? Did you meet him in the woods?” Norman asked in a much more understanding and gentle voice.

“He asked me to come,” I uttered, gulping hard.

“And? Did you go?” Norman continued, his eyes suggesting he wanted me to deny it so that I could be spared. But I was sure he wanted my denial to be the truth.

As I lowered my head and closed my eyes, a helpless sniffle left my lips. I didn’t know Rayden would die and then get me into trouble.

That man was a problem, whether alive or dead.

“Tell me, Helanie, did you meet him?”

Norman probably wanted to know because he would investigate and try to find the truth about our meeting or who else could have a motive. But I knew the minute I said yes, I was done.

“I was—” Before I could finish, I heard someone else jump in.

“She was busy doing her assignment, so she couldn’t read his text, but I did,” Lamar voiced, shocking everyone and turning all attention to himself. My eyes bugged out in shock while Emmet rushed upstairs and looked between us all.

“I heard,” he answered his brother’s silent query about why he was here.

“It was me who went to meet Rayden in the woods.”

Now that Lamar had taken the blame, the warriors let me go and instantly reached for him.

“That is not—,” I attempted to protest when Emmet got in my way, grabbing my arm and pulling me away from Lamar.

“Wait! That is not true. I was also there—,” I told Emmet, but he hushed me, narrowing his eyes at me.

“Let us deal with one of you first. If his name gets cleared, we will be in the good,” Emmet muttered at me, making sure I didn’t get to leave the room while the warriors took Lamar away.

“Wait!” I screamed to get their attention. Emmet had locked the door after me until the warriors had left. Norman told the warriors I would cause issues and become a hindrance, so they had to lock me in while Lamar was taken away.

Once the warriors had left, both brothers opened the door and came in. They didn’t allow anyone else to come to my floor or eavesdrop, but I was pretty sure the news of Rayden’s death had already spread.

“What the fuck!” I yelled at them when Norman punched the wall, and I went radio silent.

“Exactly, what the fuck!” he scoffed, and I realized I had some explaining to do.