Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates

Chapter 732: 732-The Queen Is Back

Kaye:

"The mark looks so good on me," Kesha said as she rolled her eyes while touching it. However, she rolled her eyes because she had looked to her right and seen the other three women too. I could tell she felt like they didn’t deserve to be standing next to her and receiving a mark. She wanted us to hold a huge ceremony for her. But of course we wouldn’t, because none of us was doing it because we wanted our mates. noveldrama

I was conflicted. Whenever she stood in front of me, I wanted to be with her. There was a voice inside me telling me that I genuinely liked her, but the moment she was out of sight, something flipped back to normal. And then there was this missing piece of my heart, which made me wonder what the truth might be.

How could it be that I wanted to kill Helanie, but then I missed her? That didn’t make any sense.

"Okay, look, it looks so good on me, right?" She asked again, and I clenched my jaw. I didn’t want to keep talking to her, but she wouldn’t leave me alone. Ever since we marked each other, I’ve been so bothered. I was constantly looking around and watching everyone, trying to see their reactions. It wasn’t the first time Kesha had marked me. She would always bite my neck, trying to leave a mark, but this time she got lucky. It stayed, because we felt a mate bond.

Emmet marked Azura, and when she marked him, he pushed her away. I guess that wasted everyone’s time, because it created a whole scene. Azura started crying and screaming, and then Emmet—I had to remind him of his own plan. He said it was just a reflex, that he pushed her off, and then he let her mark him. However, he asked her to stay in the guest room. So she went back there, while he stayed in his room.

As for us, we had prepared our rooms for our mates, only because Helanie told us to. I am so fed up with this night.

Norman sat down, opening a few buttons, probably to feel a little less suffocated.

"Are we really going to let them stay in our rooms?" I asked Norman, pointing at Kesha.

"No, of course not. Actually, when the maids were preparing our rooms, I also asked them to prepare the other side of the mansion with guest rooms for them. I’m sure Jessica knows I’ll never accept her like that. She knows I’m only doing it for the curse. I told her everything, and she agreed. Charlotte did too. Azura is clingy, she never would. As for Kesha, I mean, you know her better," Norman said it all in one breath, looking very agitated. I noticed he was losing weight too. He had stopped eating.

"You know she’ll come back," I said, trying to comfort him.

Suddenly my mom heard it and appeared out of nowhere like a ghost.

"Don’t give him false hopes. She ran away. She took advantage of you all, caused a lot of trouble in the werewolf community with her justice for herself, and then she ran away."

My mother hissed, her hands on her waist. We were sitting on the couches near the entrance, with Kesha standing next to a foyer mirror, staring at herself and the mark for I don’t know how long.

"Let’s not forget you were the reason she left," Norman said to our mother. He had been very blunt with her lately, but Emmet was trying to be nicer, and I knew why.

"Everybody come, let’s share a toast," Azura yelled.

She had probably come out of the guest room after comforting herself or maybe fixing her makeup. She was high in spirits now. She held the glass, gently tapping one with a knife as she got everyone’s attention. Reluctantly, everyone began walking back into the living room. We had to feed into this stupid game of theirs because Helanie had asked us to do it. I guess there were moments when all of us, except for Emmet, started to feel like we would reject them very soon. Like we wouldn’t even care about the curse anymore. They were unbearable.

But Emmet kept reminding me to stay quiet and not talk about rejection. So I was putting a lot of faith in him. Emmet finally came out of his passage as well, his hands in his pants pockets.

"Let’s cheer to the new bond," Azura announced.

Azura held her glass up, waiting for everyone to grab theirs. Everyone did except for us brothers.

"Come on, you guys need to show happiness. Don’t cry over someone who left you behind just to go and rule some Arthendel," our mother said.

As she dramatically moved her hands around, I noticed my father grimace at her. If she thought father would accept her, he never would. He was done with her a long time ago. And so were we now.

"I’m so glad that bitch ran away," Kesha said."She was only here to gain something out from the brothers. She never cared, or else she would have stayed for the sake of them. The minute she found out they had other mates who she could toss their burden upon, she ditched. Look, that’s why it is important to be mated to your own kind and not some bitch who thinks she’s superior to everyone," she added, making me clench my fist.

Although Emmet was red with anger, he gave me a nod not to say anything. At this point, we were not supposed to initiate anything that would lead to rejection, so we were holding back our anger. Emmet once told me that these women will regret saying anything bad about Helanie in future.

The minute she said that, we heard the door slam open and someone walk in. Our heads turned to the side. Even before I looked, I caught her scent and my heart suddenly revived. As I watched her walk through the entrance toward the living room, a smile started to form on my face. I wasn’t the only one feeling this way. All three of my brothers were just as shocked. And so was our mother.

"Behold, kids, the queen is here. Aren’t you going to offer me a wine?" Helanie walked in, a smirk so confident on her face that it wiped away all the sadness from our lives.