Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 186

Chapter 186: 186-The Quick Peck

Helanie:

Lamar and I had such a beautiful talk on the balcony. He fed me well, and I couldn’t believe I laughed even after facing that alpha. It was Lamar’s effect and also the good news Maximus gave me about my accomplishments. So, I guess everyone was seeing my strength except for myself. We fell asleep after gossiping about everyone and woke up for the first class with Maximus.

We were in the woods, wearing red tracksuits for the first lesson.

"What do you guys think is the worst weapon in my opinion?" he asked as he strode in front of the four lines he had made for us. Sydney and I were at the front of the two lines in the middle. Penn and Hans were at the front of the lines at the corners.

"Me!" Sydney held her hand up to answer the question.

Her sister had been very quiet ever since she was punished to do my chores. I didn’t make her do anything yesterday because I was feeling low myself. But in the morning, Lamar and Lucy kept bothering me, asking me to call Salem to the room to order her around and have her drop our beds.

I didn’t call her.

I wanted to stay away from that negative energy, but I believed my friends’ minions would make it happen after our class.

"Sure, go ahead," Maximus stopped before the two of us. His eyes would land on me, and a smirk would try to appear before he used his professional look and changed his attitude.

"Something that can instantly kill," she stated, and I heard everyone gasp as if they agreed with her.

"Do you all agree with her?" Maximus asked, and I couldn’t help but wonder if he was doing this on purpose.

As everyone nodded, I watched him tilt his head and question me through his eyes.

"What about you, Helanie? What do you think?" he asked me, since I didn’t fall for his trap. He wanted to play hero by giving me a chance to grab the opportunity and answer his question correctly.

Once I didn’t, he called me out in front of everyone.

"No," I answered because I knew what kind of weapon was his favorite.

"Interesting! Why not?" he placed his hands on his waist, smiling because now I was headed the right way—the way he had chosen for me.

"You like a weapon that would cause a slow and painful death," I replied as I remembered how amazed he was with the itching.

A much wider smile covered his lips as he nodded at my response.

"That is true, class! Meet Helanie," I was shocked when he said my name as if they didn’t know me already. "She has proven herself over and over again. But this time, she has actually caught the eye of the council. They are interested in her future at the academy. And it is a huge achievement for our academy in years. We have surely trained many skillful warriors and alphas who fought against the blue-jacketed hoodlums and took the crowns of the alpha kings, but her case is different. She doesn’t have a wolf, but her strength and intelligence are so far above everything that you can only imagine what will happen when her wolf wakes up."

His praise for me caused my cheeks to feel a strange warmth. I felt Lucy pinching my back, secretly teasing me, while Lamar whistled.