Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 420

Chapter 420: 420-Something Is Changing Jenny
Helanie:

“Jenny,” I reached for her, but she was completely exhausted. Lamar quickly carried her when he realized that, despite wanting to stay on her feet, she was too weak to move.

“I’ll lay her down in her room,” Lamar told me before rushing inside with Jenny. They had just come back from the hospital when they found me and Rudy on the front porch.

“I can’t believe that asshole thought he could steal a kiss from you,” Penn grunted, his hands flying to his waist as he shook his head in disbelief.

“Penn, why did you do that? Why did you make that comment? You have no idea how awkward you made things,” I argued, my voice shaky as I started feeling cold.

“So what? Doesn’t he always do that? Don’t you think he would have stayed silent if you had rejected my kiss?” Penn pointed a finger at his chest, revealing a desire I wanted to stay hidden. My cheeks burned at the realization that he had wanted to do the same thing.

“And you thought—you know—” I was slightly lost in my words but quickly regained my composure. “This would make him vicious?”

I hated that while I was dealing with my own mess, my friends were creating more enemies for me.

“I don’t care. I’ll deal with it. If anyone dares to come near you, I’ll handle them myself,” he said with an alpha attitude, tapping his finger against his chest and then at me.

“Anyway, let’s go inside. It’s getting colder.”

He was so cold toward others at times. I sighed and rushed ahead of him to show I was still upset about his comment.

After entering my room, I sat on my bed and stared at the rain outside my window. The whole time, I couldn’t help but smile and touch my lips.

Emmet kissed me.

Fucking Emmet A. McQuoid kissed me.

That had to mean something.

“You’re oddly happy,” Lucy’s voice startled me—I had forgotten she was in the bathroom.

I didn’t respond, so she sat on her bed, watching me.

“Aren’t you happy that maybe Gavin dating me will make me reconsider my life?”

The fact that she knew exactly what she was doing made me believe there was more going on with her than just a hurt she-wolf trying to let out her frustration.

“I don’t care if you go back to your old ways or change even more. We can never be friends again,” I said, looking down at my phone.

Another five minutes passed, and she kept watching me before adding, “So you can forgive everyone but me.”

I had enough of this assumption.

Everyone always used that as an excuse to hurt me.

“There aren’t two lifelines to hurt me and then be my friend again. Just because I forgave someone once doesn’t mean everyone gets two chances with me,” I muttered, reminding her that Lamar had redeemed himself. And it wasn’t just because I gave him a chance—he had shown real remorse and did everything he could to earn forgiveness.

Just like how Salem was doing now. She had changed a lot and was trying to stay out of trouble, especially since she had a sister who was probably already giving her a hard time for not bullying us.

Lucy didn’t say anything after that and continued with her skincare routine while I scrolled through Emmet’s pictures online.

He was such a hot man.

I mean, just the way he moved and talked—everything about him was charming and addicting.

Near midnight, the door opened, and Lamar came in, sitting down on his bed tiredly.

“Where is Jenny?” I asked him.

“She’s sleeping in her room,” Lamar said, standing beside my bed.

“I’m telling you two, the entity resides in her. You guys are wasting your time instead of getting to work,” Lucy called out from her bed, putting curlers in her hair.

“Do you ever shut up? Or do you want me to do that for you?” Lamar warned her from his bed, looking so charged.

“Ignore her,” I said, getting up to sit with him on his bed.

“What happened? What did the doctor say?” I questioned as he steadily slid closer and rested his head in my lap.

“It’s a rare condition. They said her body is reacting weirdly toward her organs, and it very rarely happens to werewolves,” the sadness in his voice told me it was a serious matter.

“They’re running some tests, so I’m hopeful,” he paused and closed his eyes. I could tell he did it to hide his tears.

“Don’t be a fool.”

Somehow, Lucy had still heard us. She had been keeping her ears on us the whole time.

“Lucy—” I shot her a look, warning her not to upset him.

“I’m serious. Don’t be a fool and let them do these tests. What will you do when the results come back and show that her body is completely different? That her DNA has changed too?”

She made Lamar sit up straight, his eyes narrowing at her.

“Do what you want. I’m just letting you know that the entity is changing her body. And if anyone figures out there’s been a change—and that an entity is inside her—they’ll hold her and subject her to tests.”

She sent chills down our spines.

“And how the fuck do you know about it?” Lamar asked her. Even though he didn’t believe her, the way he was waiting for her response made me wonder if there was a small part of him that was curious—if that might actually be the case.

“I can speak with her—I can speak with the entity,” she said, making us exchange a glance.

“How?” I asked.

“And let me guess, you’re going to say the entity inside Jenny speaks with you through her, right?” Lamar lost interest until she added—

“No! Whenever I’m in a crowd, I hear the entity speak to me. It’s as if it wants me to be confused about who it’s residing in. The voice is sometimes male, sometimes female, but I’m sure it comes from someone’s mind. And every time it happens, it’s only Jenny looking at me.”

She finished, leaving us in stunned silence.