Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 524

Chapter 524: 524-Taking A Road With My Husband

Helanie:

“You seem very excited to stay at the hostel,” Norman commented, watching me load some of my new stuff into the car to head to the academy for the weekdays. After I came home from the council meeting, I got a few calls from classmates who showed their support.

I didn’t talk to them—or anyone—about the council meeting again. I needed some time before speaking about it. There was something that had stuck with me since the battle day was decided.

“Yeah, Jenny is coming today,” I grinned, trying to open the back door of the car when Norman quietly opened the passenger side door for me.

I didn’t argue and slid into the passenger seat. We argued a lot—like Tom and Jerry.

“And I’m so excited to see her,” I babbled while he stood outside my door, fixing the seatbelt for me.

“She said she has some good news for me. I wonder what it is,” I shrugged, getting comfortable as Norman handed me a water bottle.

He then walked over to his side, sat in the driver’s seat, buckled up, and hit the road.

“So… what exactly happened to Jenny?” Norman asked, showing interest in the gossip for the first time.

Usually, he only paid attention to what the leave application said. But maybe because I was talking so much, he decided to join the conversation.

“Do you ever listen to me?” I complained, folding my arms across my chest and grunting at him.

“This is the problem with people who talk a lot. You didn’t tell me anything—probably told someone else,” he groaned.

I tilted my head, thinking back, and realized… I hadn’t told him.

He was right—and I hated that.

“Fine,” I groaned and looked out the window.

“Now tell me. What happened to her? I’m all ears,” his voice softened a little, so I turned back to him.

“Lucy says the entity from the tenth floor went inside Jenny.”

As soon as I said that, Norman lost control of the car and almost ran into a tree.

Almost!

Thankfully.

“Norman, are you okay?” I shouted as he slammed the brakes, both hands tight on the steering wheel, eyes wide.

“What made her say that?” he asked, not even mentioning his near-death driving.

“She says she hears the entity speaking in crowds but can’t tell where the voice is coming from. But every time it happens, Jenny is always the one making eye contact with her,” I explained, noticing how lost he looked. The way he was staring at my face really scared me.

“Then you shouldn’t be staying at the hostel,” he said suddenly, starting the car again to make a turn.

I quickly grabbed the steering wheel to stop him.

“Norman, I have to go. I know the entity is not in Jenny. I know Lucy might’ve confused Lamar and Penn somewhere, but I just know her observation is wrong,” I protested, not wanting to head back to the mansion. I didn’t want to be that person who runs away when her friends need help.

“Trust me, I’ll be fine,” I reassured him, but he groaned again.

“Okay, but you’ll call me the minute you get a chance. Or—use that bracelet. It’s not just a piece of jewelry,” he muttered under his breath, pointing at my bracelet.

“Oh, yes, I can use it…” I looked down at my wrist and frowned, suddenly realizing something was missing.

“There’s no button—there was a button I used to press to inform Emmet. The button is missing!” I started rambling in confusion, showing Norman the bracelet. But I was so shocked and lost that I accidentally shoved my hand toward his face.

“Yeah, it’s broken,” he said, touching my wrist. In fact, he held my wrist gently between his two fingers, and somehow, that simple touch made me shyly pull my hand back from him.

“You know I won’t steal the bracelet. It’s just a diamond bracelet now,” he shrugged, pointing out that the main piece was gone.

“That’s so odd,” I muttered, feeling an unsettling sadness.

It was as if I was losing something I once had from Emmet. Almost like he was erasing himself from my life.

Not just mine.

I had heard Kaye and Maximus say the same thing earlier.

“Don’t be sad. I can order a new one,” Norman said, probably not understanding how I felt at that moment. But since he was always ready to fix things, I didn’t want to argue with him.

His intentions were never wrong.

On another note, I hadn’t married my mate like I had promised the Moon Goddess. I just felt like it happened for a reason.

“Okay, listen to me,” Norman said as we arrived, leaning over my body to hold the door when I was about to step out, wanting to have one last word with him.

“Gosh, you could’ve told me not to get out. No need to jump in my lap,” I leaned back, shyly complaining.

He instantly pulled away, fixing his gray coat.

“I didn’t lean into your lap. Think before you speak,” he sounded so childish before he fixed his posture to take a step again.

“If you notice Jenny acting weird, you’ll text me. Promise?” He grabbed my water bottle from me, making sure he had my full attention.

I was already giving him my full attention, but he kept doing things like that when he was talking to me—taking away whatever I was holding so I could focus only on him.

“I will. Now let me go, or I’ll think you’re getting addicted to me,” I teased. As soon as I said that, he quickly handed the water bottle back to me and scoffed loudly.

He was so adorable when he tried to act tough.

Getting out of the car, with Norman following behind me to grab my bag, I looked all the way up at the academy building and muttered,

“After I’m done with my mess, you’re next, tenth floor. You’ve been out and about for way too long now.”