Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates

Chapter 714: 714-My Brothers Are In My Shoes Now.

Emmet:

"You are back home," Azura said excitedly, standing at the door for me.

"Yeah, of course I have to return. It’s not like I’ll be staying on the ship for the rest of my life," I said, watching her grab my bag and try to pull it with her tiny body.

"It’s okay, Azura." I grabbed it back from her and walked towards my bedroom.

We were building this community because, back in the day, we had realized how dangerous the world outside was. And many of the students who were rogue were joining our academy at that time. So when the vacations would come, they would have to go back into the woods. So we decided to start a community, and slowly, after some time, we might even turn it into a pack, a pack for rogues. But here I was today, living in one of those houses. It was unfinished, but it was still a home.

"How long are we going to stay in separate bedrooms?" she asked, reaching my bedroom again.

I had always told her not to come inside my room, but she would never listen. That was Azura for you.

"Can we not talk about it right now? I just want to heal from my past relationship," I said, using my broken heart as leverage to stay away from her.

"Sure," she added. "By the way, your mother sent you an invitation for the mate full moon event dinner," she voiced, walking away only to return with the green envelope.

"Throw it in the bin," I said.

"But why? Your mother was so adamant. She even called and asked me to come. That is so sweet of her. Remember how she used to hate me so much? I guess the minute she found out I’m your fated maid, she had grown to like me," Azura said, clapping her hands happily.

"Sure," I said, as if I didn’t know my mother.

"Come on, please, let’s go. I’m getting tired of living here all by myself. The warriors come in to build the houses here, but it’s not like I can talk with them. Please, let’s have some normal time for a day."

She insisted again and again, and I finally gave in.

It was a full moon night, but not a full night, it would be a full moon for only a few hours, which meant Maximus would not transition, but he would be in pain. And I was worried for him, and for so many other things.

My mother’s infatuation with this full moon meant it was indeed very special. And just the minute I was thinking about it, my mother’s number popped up on my screen. So I attended her call. We spoke for a while, and for the first time, I did not hang up on her.

And then, once I ended the call, I turned to look at Azura."I’m sure you have a beautiful dress for the dinner, right?"

The minute I asked that, I watched a huge smile creep over her lips because she knew I was going to the dinner and taking her with me.

Azura got ready in a beautiful pink dress, and I must say, she looked pretty gorgeous. But I was not attracted to her. Not anymore, not after I had fallen in love with Helanie. But somewhere deep down, I felt this weird darkness seep into me, or maybe it was anger from the fact that I couldn’t be with her. Of course, the frustration was about to set in, while others got to be around her. I was suffering, and all because of my own fate.

We arrived in time when everybody else was also there, and right off the bat, I was gestured by my mother to join her at her table. They had arranged the seating areas in the garden, in the royal garden, with beautiful fairy lights and dinner being served by the maids. I got to see the council members, many other alphas with their lunas, and then there was Dalton with his royal beta. I knew he would have fun staring at the beautiful Helanie for the night.

"So, I am so glad you are here," my mother said, probably shocked that I even listened to her.

"Yeah, I couldn’t say no to you," I lied. And the way her eyes widened was such a comical thing to see.

"Hello," Azura uttered, greeting her.

I noticed my mother’s face hardened a little, but then she forced a smile onto her lips.

"Hey, I’m glad you’re back."

It was the way my mother said it, I almost let out a chuckle. She was so messy.

And then our attention went back to my brothers walking out of the mansion, all buffed, looking like they had just received bad news. I wondered what it was.

My eyes briefly moved around to check who else was there. I could see Jessica sitting at a distance with her father. The conversation must have been so awkward between the two. And then I looked ahead and saw Kesha with her father and her uncle. And as always, they looked cheery. There was nothing wrong happening in their family. Or so they made it seem.

I was always confused by Kesha. She was creeping in the dark, always there, always sucking my mother’s toes. She was such a cunning woman, to make my mother love her so much without even doing anything for her.

But then my attention went back to my brothers because I quickly checked on Maximus silently. Even if he was in pain, he would never tell me. And I could tell whatever had bothered them into coming towards their mother, it was more painful than any pain Maximus must have been feeling in his body.

The three stopped, passed me a brief glance, before looking back at their mother.

"What happened?" Mother asked, almost like she was scared it was something she had done wrong.

But then they started speaking, and I understood. It was even more messed up.

"How the heck did we feel a mate bond with Kesha, Jessica, and Charlotte just now?" noveldrama

It was Maximus who spilled the beans, while my mother’s eyes started to grow wider.