Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 548

Chapter 548: 548-Too Cocky And An Asshole
Helanie:

Maximus had filled us in on everything. Norman seemed a bit uncomfortable at first with the idea of letting Charlotte be in a room alone with a rapist like him, but then Maximus assured him he was watching closely and Charlotte had agreed to it.

Charlotte was trying her best to sound seductive on the tape.

“She was beautiful but didn’t partake in anything, but it was a mistake. She got us in trouble by lying,” Romeo was still sticking to his story.

“Oh! What about the others? The ones who confessed?” Her questions were deep, but her actions seemed to be distracting him.

“They must have met her on a different occasion,” Romeo was clearly having a hard time focusing on the conversation.

“Can I use the restroom?” Charlotte suddenly asked, and Romeo nodded. As she walked away to speak to Maximus through the wire she was wearing, I narrowed my eyes at Romeo.

“He’s putting something in her drink,” I pointed at the screen, tapping it quickly in alarm.

“That is Flame of Lust,” Norman stood up, but Maximus grabbed his hand and made him sit down.

“Charlotte, your glass has the Flame of Lust. Avoid the drink at any cost. Don’t worry, my men are right outside the door,” Maximus wasn’t lying. The entire hotel was in on it at this point.

Romeo had been called to the hotel by Charlotte, who told him she’d found out that he had a crush on her. And he had quickly agreed to come.

“Good,” Maximus sighed as Charlotte appeared in the scene again.

“So, we were talking about the night—did you and her used to meet a lot?” she asked, gently tapping the back of his hand. Every time she did something like that, he visibly lit up.

I hated seeing him so absorbed in her. It reminded me of his disgusting behavior that night.

“Once, twice—two times only. One was consensual, and the next time she had taken her pendant off to force me,” he said while sliding the glass closer to her.

“Oh, but it’s strange—you and your friend claimed she did it the first time with both of you. And there was no other time?” I saw what she was doing. She was confusing him.

“We said that?” As Romeo spaced out, Charlotte lightly touched the glass.

“Wait a minute,” he turned around to grab his phone, probably to text and ask Darius. At that moment, she switched the glasses.

Wow! I hated to admit it, but she was good—and confident. That made her scary.

“I think he’s training,” Romeo smiled awkwardly, putting his phone down. His eyes were stuck on Charlotte as she finished the drink.

“Oh, the training—she’s working hard too. What if she wins?” she asked, and he started laughing.

“She’s either going to be dead meat or his wife on that day. She was dumb enough to come back and accuse us. I mean, she should’ve just accepted the others’ apologies and dropped the case. But no—she wants an apology from every single one of us,” he suddenly got way too cocky, and that’s when we understood why.

He knew that after drinking Flame of Lust, Charlotte would only remember what he said if he reminded her—something he would never do.

And Charlotte started to act right away. Maximus guided her well on how to behave to look like she was drugged.

“Let me tell you a secret,” that’s when my heart started to pound faster and harder.

“What?” she used a drunken tone.

“You see—Helanie—never lied,” he held her hand and said the words loud and clear.

“She never did?” Charlotte cleared her throat, running her hand over her neck to show she was feeling the effects.

“Nope! We arrived at the station that night especially for her. She was there with that Alpha Altan. He was so horny for her,” he commented with a laugh.

Tears started to blur my vision. I didn’t want any attention at that moment, and thankfully, both Norman and Maximus kept watching the screen. Even though I could tell they noticed I was crying, they were kind enough not to point it out.

I wanted to go through this alone.

“Oh, because of her pheromones?” she asked, and he started laughing again.

“No, silly. Those pheromones could only make someone want her—get aroused. They wouldn’t make someone rape her. And by the way, she had worn her pendant instantly,” Romeo’s voice was getting cockier by the minute, and it was getting harder for me to breathe.

“Then why did you do it?” she suddenly sounded serious, but he was so proud of what he’d done that he didn’t notice the change in her tone.

“Because we were asked to do it. Someone needed help getting rid of her, and we helped. By the way—it was just one night and she was a virgin. Oh, we fucked her like animals—bit her—beat her up—and still, that bitch survived.”

I closed my eyes. Finally, I felt an arm wrap around my shoulders.

Maximus pulled me into his chest and I hugged him tightly.

“She was crying—’please, no! Please, it hurts—'” Romeo was laughing as he remembered my cries.

“That’s awful. You’re such an asshole,” Charlotte’s steady tone made him suddenly stop laughing and stare at her.

“You’re not… drugged?” he asked, and she shook her head.

“I didn’t drink from that glass,” she hissed, then got up. “If I knew you were such an asshole, I’d have never come here.”

I guess this was the part where she was supposed to walk out, but Romeo panicked. He suddenly grabbed her hand, and I let go of Maximus. He would need to alert his warriors.

“What are you doing? Let me go,” the panic in Charlotte’s voice reminded me of myself.

“Well, since you made me say so much nonsense, you’ll have to pay. How about I show you what I did to Helanie? And you won’t even be able to make a fuss because I could say you brought me here to seduce me. And then, bye-bye, Maximus.”

That evil monster—he was openly threatening her and pushed her over the table. The whole thing crashed down.

Panic settled in as the three of us rushed out of the room to save Charlotte.