Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 161

Chapter 161: 161-The Wounded Helanie

Norman:

Kaye had returned while we were having dinner with our mom. I could take just one look at Kaye’s face and tell he wasn’t happy, though he was trying so hard to appear so.

Why couldn’t he just back down?

But I couldn’t force him. However, if he came to me asking for help, I wouldn’t be able to deny him.

Even though I hate Helanie to my core.

If only that girl would just leave us alone and get out of our lives.

"It was an amazing night. Kaye gifted me this bracelet," Kesha said as she sat down, showing our mother the diamond bracelet Kaye had given her. It was picked by my mother, and she used Kaye’s card to pay for it.

Kaye’s only contribution was showing up for the date.

"Aw! My son has great taste," Mom said, faking her enthusiasm as she did her little shoulder dance. But the moment she complimented Kaye, his face lit up.

He even looked around to make sure we were all paying attention. Maximus rolled his eyes, pouting at me. We all knew how much our mother’s approval meant to Kaye.

Why couldn’t she just truly love him? Why did she have to fake it?

And I couldn’t even call her out because it would hurt Kaye, and on the next full moon, he would suffer so much that his pain might even kill me.

"Brother, you seem tired. You should rest," I said to Kaye, who seemed to have been waiting for someone to open the exit door for him.

"I’ll also go rest now," Kesha said happily, getting up and extending her hand for Kaye to hold. Of course, she was going to cling to him.

I didn’t mind. She was a good person, but if my brother didn’t like her, he shouldn’t be with her. Yet who am I to decide that, especially when he had told me himself that he wants to be with her?

Once Kaye and Kesha were out of our sight, my mother’s fake smile faded away. She turned her attention to Maximus and then to me.

"When is Emmet coming here?" she asked. I leaned back in my chair while Maximus let out a sigh of exhaustion.

"He doesn’t want to come here. Get over it, Mom," Maximus groaned in annoyance, clearly tired of her constantly bringing up Emmet.

Kaye and Maximus weren’t really fans of Emmet anymore because of how peacefully he sleeps during full moon nights—and afterward, too—when he should be with his brothers.

They used to be very close to him growing up. While I was acting like their dad and mom at once, Emmet was the brother they could play around with.

Until everything changed, and we lost Emmet.

The guy we live with today is nothing like our brother. He cares about nothing and no one.

I still love him, but Maximus and Kaye have lost their interest in even speaking his name since Emmet changed.