Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 103

Chapter 103: 103-My Brother And My Mate

Kaye:

"This is the best pizza ever," Maximus mumbled with his mouth full, still praising the food. He had no choice but to act as though he was utterly thrilled by the pizza—it had been a hard-earned treat after his rigorous workouts.

"And how is your training going, Maximus?" Norman asked, since he always kept a close eye on our training and whereabouts.

"It’s tough, but I guess I’m doing much better this time. The weapons are working wonders too," Maximus joked, referring to taking his own weapons with him into the deep woods.

"Be careful playing around with those things, though," Emmet commented before lowering his head to focus on his food.

"I’m not an amateur like you, Emmet. I know how to control my emotions and my weapons," I noticed Emmet pause before continuing to eat. Maximus always made remarks about Emmet, criticizing him for not acting like a brother who should be more responsible, like Norman. But Emmet almost never argued with Maximus, and I guess that upset Maximus most of the time. He wanted Emmet to fight back and explain that we mean a lot to him.

"No need to be snarky, Maximus. He takes care of the academy and business with me," Norman jumped in, as he always did, to settle his brother’s issues.

"We do too," Maximus scoffed, shrugging his shoulders. "It’s just that we don’t hide behind alcohol for most of it."

I sighed, watching Maximus keep targeting Emmet. If Emmet didn’t want to be an elder brother to us and look after us, that was fine. We weren’t kids, but I agreed that there were times when we needed each other’s support and help.

"Anyway, this pizza is really good," I said, steering the conversation back to the food. You can never go wrong with food.

Now, however, Maximus was preparing to leave for another round of training in the deep woods, where he would only eat whatever he could forage from the trees—if he was lucky enough to find anything.

"I agree," Emmet said, wiping his mouth clean with a napkin. We were seated on the rooftop of our mansion, enjoying a brotherhood meeting.

"Emmet—" Norman interrupted, hastily swallowing the large bite of pizza he had just taken.

"I’ve found a spot where some unique herbs are growing." Meanwhile, Maximus turned to me.

"That’s great. I could take the students there to show them that place," I replied. However, my attention shifted back to Norman and Emmet, whose conversation had taken a far more intriguing turn.

"I heard you bought a purple diamond bracelet. Please tell me you’ve already found a mate," Norman said, his voice brimming with excitement. I was ready to celebrate my brother’s good fortune—until I heard Emmet’s response.