Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 570

Chapter 570: 570-Tastier Than Fruits
Norman:

I couldn’t stop. She was like a forbidden fruit, but the tastiest one ever. Her scent was intoxicating and her skin tasted so good that I wanted to take bites of her.

Once I started kissing her, I couldn’t pull myself away. Her lips tasted like strawberry candy. And strawberries are my favorite fruit. I could kiss her until her lips were swollen and still never get enough of them.

The way she let me kiss her, touch her, it lifted my hopes once again. I had pinned her against the tree trunk, and at that moment, I just wanted us to stay like that.

“Now let’s go,” I pulled back and held her hand, her skin so soft that my fingers slipped a little. This was the problem with me. That’s why I didn’t want to start something. I knew the minute that door opened, I’d be visiting it more often.

She walked beside me like a doll, without a single complaint.

“This is a classic way to shut up a beauty like her,” Rome said. I smiled, unable to keep a straight face. Even when we reached the hostel and she freed her hand to step toward her friends, I couldn’t stop smiling.

My chest felt so full of happiness. Even though one beat was a bit slow, I chalked it up to my heart responding to the joy.

“We’ve dealt with Sydney. Her father dragged her away, but she kept crying and begging to stay,” Kaye arrived, taking a deep sigh and then stretching his neck.

“Yeah, good. She deserved it,” I replied, showing my teeth.

“Are you okay?” It was when Maximus asked that I forced my mouth shut. Helanie was still in my sight, talking with her friends, but her cheeks were so red. She was shy, and oh, I enjoyed giving her tinted cheeks.

“I’m good. We’re taking her home right now to celebrate her birthday. Is everything ready?” I asked Kaye, who had his head buried in his phone.

“Yeah, Emmet was supposed to take care of it all. He texted me half an hour ago that he was headed to the hostel—” Kaye paused to look around, “but I haven’t seen him come through.”

We all looked around and then at each other. Ever since he had been forgetting things, we had grown really concerned for him.

“Call his driver and ask where he dropped him off,” I grew impatient, patting my chest when I realized the slow heartbeat was from something else entirely.

For a moment, I felt so guilty for being so wrapped up that I didn’t pay attention to my heartbeat. Isn’t this why I was given the heartbeats? To protect my brothers.

“It’s not your fault,” Rome said, but I clenched my jaw.

“Then whose fault is it? Not only did I make out with his mate but—I forgot about—m,” I was busy scolding myself when Maximus’s cheerful tone and words made me stop.

“There he is.”

I turned around, watching Emmet come in. He walked into the hostel with a big smile on his lips.

“Where have you been?” I asked, reaching out to him. “And what’s that?” I noticed blood stains on his shirt.

“Zharns attacked. Don’t worry, I took care of them,” he said, his tone surprisingly calm. It had been days since I’d heard him sound so alive.

“Are you okay?” Kaye reached out and quickly tried to check him.

“I’m fine. I’m Emmet—I can fight those things,” Emmet gently pushed him away, stopping him from looking closer.

“We were just talking about—” Maximus stepped in to change the subject, but Emmet ignored us completely and walked past to somewhere else.

I turned with the others, watching where he was going. When he reached Helanie, my heart skipped a beat.

He went ahead and tapped her on the shoulder to get her attention. Even she looked shocked when she turned around and saw him standing behind her.

“Excuse me, everyone,” he told her friends, taking her away.

Helanie gave me a quick glance, then awkwardly looked at Maximus and Kaye before she started walking outside with Emmet.

“What’s up with him?” Maximus asked.

“I thought they were ignoring each other,” Kaye added.

“Norman!” my wolf asked. “Hello? Where are you lost at?”

I sighed and clenched my jaw. “What do you think they’re talking about?”

I instantly bit my tongue, but before I could come up with an excuse, my wolf comforted me. “You’re jealous, not curious. And that’s fine. You know, when you always call her your brother’s mate, you’re actually hiding your true feelings for her. So I think it’s better if you just stop chasing after her.”

I didn’t expect him to be so blunt.

But I guess he took offense to my earlier rant.

“And you won’t force me to go after her?” I asked.

“Force you? You think I’m the reason you went after her? Fine, I won’t say a word from now on. You’ll take responsibility for your own actions instead of pushing me to explain your feelings,” Rome said, sounding even madder. But I knew he’d go back to his usual self the minute Helanie was in sight.

After a few minutes, I started to get anxious when they didn’t come back.

“Should I go see what they’re talking about? They might have some misunderstanding, and I’m afraid they’ll argue,” I added quickly, staring impatiently at the door. Maximus and Kaye seemed just as worried.

“No! I think you should let them spend time together,” Rome said, making me scrunch my eyebrows. “Look, after rejection, she’ll accept any of these three, so I suggest you stay away from her.”

I clenched my fists. I knew what he was trying to do. Deep down, I felt angry with myself for making him so mad at me.

Then she finally returned, her eyes scanning around and her neck twisting to keep checking on Emmet, who entered the hostel after her with the same smile as before.

“Let’s head home,” Emmet announced, looking satisfied.