Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 386

Chapter 386: 386-The Mist In Her Eyes
Helanie:

After Emmet hugged me for at least five minutes, my mood got better. The way these brothers behaved after finding out about my past—even just a glimpse of it—and the way they showed care made me feel blessed and much more confident about coming forward with my story when needed.

“It was a hectic day,” Lamar rolled his eyes, making me smile at him.

“Everyone is doing well except Trainer Kaye,” Lamar whispered in my ear because he knew Kaye was once involved with me, so he would always hold back his genuine frustration out of respect for me.

“I know. He’s been acting weird,” I replied, holding my hand out for Jenny. She rushed over and held my hand happily, and we walked like children, all holding hands. Gavin arrived, holding hands with Lamar, and Penn with his sister.

It looked cute.

But we didn’t realize there was someone who probably didn’t like seeing us happy.

“So, you’re hanging around with a bastard’s mate now?” Sydney yelled, causing all of us to stop and stare at her. Every time she made such comments, Salem would physically distance herself from her sister. Lucy stood with her arms folded, her foot tapping impatiently.

I had been trying to avoid Lucy and Sydney for a while—Sydney because every time I saw her now, I was reminded of Altan.

He went ahead and chased someone like Sydney, who would instantly cheat on him and do cruel things to others. That just proved I survived him. He attracted toxicity, and I could never become Sydney.

“Mind your fucking language,” Lamar yelled, making Sydney turn and glance at Lucy, probably to show her how we were defending Jenny.

“See how they’re defending someone who was the reason you jumped?” Sydney said to Lucy, who seemed genuinely angry—as if she really did jump.

Why did it seem like she was changing her story now?

“Let’s go,” I tightened my fingers around Jenny’s hand to make her keep walking.

“What is wrong with you?” That’s when Lucy stepped forward, blocking Jenny and confronting her.

“Nothing is wrong with me. You just had it out for me,” Jenny muttered, her hands starting to sweat in mine. I could tell she wasn’t the type who liked confrontation or drama.

She was scared of reactions and people judging her. Maybe that’s why she didn’t say anything about her one-night stand with Gavin—because she wanted Gavin to do it.

“Really? And was I wrong?” The moment Lucy put her hands on Jenny to push her, Penn stepped forward and pushed her back.

The look of shock on Lucy’s face saddened me.

And I couldn’t agree with Penn more. He had every right to defend and protect his sister. Jenny had a phobia of being touched aggressively, and I could tell exactly where that fear came from.

It was the same for me, but in the beginning, I had to ignore it and keep living because no one around me was gentle.

But for Jenny, we were trying our best to help her heal from the trauma. Then Lamar stepped forward and squared up to Lucy, giving her a look that said, stay away from Jenny.

The more everyone stood up for Jenny, the angrier Lucy became.

“Wow, so she stole all my friends?” Lucy had genuine hurt in her eyes, but that’s when I had to step up.

“You lost all your friends because of your association with people who visibly hate us,” I hissed, watching her place a hand on her heart before quickly composing herself and gritting her teeth.

“Well then, if you think I’ll be afraid to fight for myself, you’re wrong,” she snapped.

I noticed her glance behind Jenny, and in a swift move, Sydney grabbed Jenny by the hair and yanked her away from us.

“Let her fucking go!” I screamed, rushing forward along with Penn and the others to defend Jenny.

But Sydney had already started forming a group around Jenny—a group of our classmates who were just as toxic as her.

“Let go!” I yelled, pushing past some of the girls, while Penn was able to knock down a few guys. Gavin and Lamar were doing the same, fighting through the crowd. Finally, we found Jenny sitting in the middle of the group with her hands covering her face. Sydney had already slipped away through the other side.

“Hey,” I knelt beside Jenny and hugged her before checking on her.

“What did they do?” I asked, and she sniffled.

“They put something in my eye,” she complained, rubbing them over and over.

“Everyone back the fuck off!” Penn yelled, glaring at them and scaring them off.

I raised my head and gave Lucy a look. She had tears in her eyes as she watched me take care of Jenny. Jenny’s brother had knelt beside her, hugging her, while Lamar was gently cleaning Jenny’s eyes.

The bullies had started running away, and Lucy slowly walked off, giving me a look filled with sadness and disbelief.

“Are you okay? Can you see properly?” I asked Jenny, worried about what they might have put in her eyes.

“Yeah, I feel fine. But… they wouldn’t put anything too dangerous in my eyes, right?” Jenny asked hesitantly, clearly shaken but trying not to cry.

“I will gouge their eyes out if they try to hurt my sister,” Penn growled. He knew they did something but still tried to give them the benefit of the doubt.

“Let’s take her to the dorm room so she can rest,” Lamar said, holding her hand and helping her up. But then, instead of letting her walk, he picked her up.

Penn let him, and I could tell it was because he didn’t mind their relationship.

“I’ll make Lucy regret this,” Penn muttered.

While Gavin and Lamar left with Jenny, I noticed Penn change direction. Realizing what he was about to do, I decided to go with him and stop him from making a reckless mistake.