Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 385

Chapter 385: 385-My Comforting Mate
Helanie:

That night, I couldn’t sleep properly. I kept waking up from the recurring nightmare of that night. I wondered if every time I faced one of them, I would feel the same way.

I hated the idea of it. The next morning, we rushed to the training ground to start training.

“Helanie! Watch this,” Jenny yelled for my attention, showing me how many push-ups she could do now. We were getting really good. Usually, the teams would huddle together and discuss their tricks and techniques.

Our team was having a problem because of Hans. Since he was an alpha, he wanted everyone to listen to him. And sadly, he was the only alpha in our team.

“Jenny, stop playing around and focus on training,” he had the nerve to bring her down by shouting at her.

“She IS training,” I yelled back at him, frowning.

“You stay out of it, wolfless creature,” Hans pointed his finger at me, warning me not to raise my voice at him.

“I am the monitor. I will say whatever I want and to whoever I want. And I’m telling you, fix your attitude or else—” I watched him look down and laugh at my threat before rushing over to face me. I guess he wanted me to back down and be afraid of him, but I didn’t flinch and kept standing my ground.

That seemed to upset him a little. So he placed his hands on his waist to look even more intimidating.

“Don’t test me. I am not Arlo or Rayden that you can get punished. I am Alpha Hans. I am nothing like that pervert Rayden, who you got kicked out. Losers like him are scared of women like you—the ones who are perfect—” he pointed at his chest, making me cock my head before letting out a scoff.

“Go do push-ups. Your speeches are boring,” I hissed, turning around to my team when I felt something at my feet.

I swear he did something, probably put his foot in front of mine, but the next thing I knew, I landed face-down.

“Oops, you can’t even take a few steps without hurting yourself,” he commented, while I got to my feet to face him again. But I could tell I had scratched my chin a little.

“Hans! Do you want me to remind you how to speak to your monitor?” Emmet’s arrival was at the right time. Hans instantly stepped back and tied his hands behind his back, standing obediently in front of Emmet.

That’s where their confidence would shatter.

“I was just reminding her that they shouldn’t be playing around and wasting time,” Hans replied.

“I am here for that. Go take a lap,” Emmet yelled, looking very angry with him. “And you, Helanie, come to my office.”

He made Hans nod and leave so he wouldn’t have to make eye contact with anyone or feel the embarrassment of not being able to talk back to Emmet—especially after claiming to be different from Rayden and Arlo.

“Jenny, please help others with the training,” Emmet ordered, making Jenny smile for having a responsibility on her for once.

I followed Emmet to the academy and to his office in silence. Once I entered his office, he locked the door. However, I never felt unsafe with any of his actions.

Even when he was drunk, I just knew he wouldn’t hurt me.

“Sit here,” he pointed at the chair, and I sat down, watching him grab a first-aid box and then drag his chair closer to mine.

He sat down in front of me, crouching to my level, and then pulled my seat closer, my legs now between his widely spread legs.

“What am I ever gonna do with you?” he commented while cleaning the wound on my chin. Seeing his face up close made my heart skip a beat.

“He was purposely arguing with me,” I complained and noticed Emmet smile the way someone does when watching a puppy do a trick.

“You didn’t remind him your stepbrother will punish him for messing with you?” The playfulness in his voice wasn’t helping. He didn’t realize it, but I was feeling extremely shy around him.

Now that my wolf was waking up, I was feeling the mate bond much more intensely.

“Here,” he put a band-aid on my chin but then rested his hands on the armrests of my chair.

“You wiped my data clean, didn’t you?” It struck me just then—it had to be him who helped erase my data.

“Hmm, I wouldn’t let you get caught, would I?” He smiled, making my heart sink in my chest.

“Did you know—” I started, feeling shy seeing him so close while talking about that night.

“Hmm,” he nodded.

“How much of it?” I was really forcing myself to keep going and ask him more questions.

“What are you so afraid of?” he asked.

“Nothing anymore. Rayden is dead, so my revenge is done.” I didn’t know why I couldn’t share more with him, but it came from experience. I had trusted Kaye and Maximus once too.

“Hmm, right!” However, he seemed to be holding back information himself.

“Anyway, now go out there and train. And if anyone argues with you or tries to bully you—tell them,” he gently pinched my cheeks, “that my stepbrother would get very angry if he found out.”

I didn’t know why he was being so nice to me, but his actions were making my heart skip beat after beat.

“I will,” I replied, and the minute he strolled away and I tried to reach the door, I felt him grab my hand and pull me back. I landed straight on his chest, his arms wrapped tightly around me.

“I am here with you. I will fucking kill anyone who hurts you,” the pain in his voice scared me. It was then that I realized my confession that day had really made him feel bad for me. I didn’t break the hug because it was the comfort I needed the most.

“I just wish I was there that night,” he muttered, his body tensing up.

“I wish too,” I finished.