Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 208

Chapter 208: 208-Hard To Resist

Jenny:

"He had promised me not to tell anyone. Gavin said if I did, Lucy would break up with him. So when Lucy cheated on him, he told me I still shouldn’t say anything because their relationship was already hanging by a thread. He claimed he’d just move on and win her heart again. I didn’t want to be the reason they fell apart. But then he rejected her, and the guilt started to drown me. I felt like maybe I should have told her earlier. I was under the illusion they’d eventually work things out," I said, pouring my heart out to Lamar for what must’ve been half an hour.

Lamar was such a good listener. He didn’t judge me, not even once. He didn’t flinch at my words or make me feel worse.

My brother had left when he noticed how uncomfortable I was talking about all this with him around. I had asked him to find Rayden and make sure he didn’t come looking for me. Penn understood and left, leaving Lamar and me alone in the cabin.

"You know it wasn’t your fault, right?" Lamar said, tilting his head slightly.

"I don’t know," I murmured, lowering my head even further under the weight of my guilt.

"Jenny, are you afraid of how Rayden will react?" Lamar asked softly. I lifted my head and shook it silently.

"I don’t care about him," I replied with a grunt, rolling my eyes. "I bet he cheated on me long before I did. Probably more times than I can count."

Lamar leaned forward, his attention locked on me, his focus unwavering. It made him seem even more attractive. Confident, sure of himself, yet patient and kind. There was something magnetic about him; his presence always had me sneaking glances.

"What makes you say that?" he asked, his voice steady.

I grabbed the red hair from the side table and handed it to him. The lock of hair, sealed in plastic, looked out of place in the dim cabin light. Lamar took it, his eyes shifting between it and me.

"He had this stuck on his jacket after one of his so-called ’crazy nights,’" I explained.

"Oh," Lamar murmured, nodding as he processed what I’d said. His expression turned thoughtful, but his warmth didn’t fade.

"You know what? One day, I’m going to get a DNA test on one of these hairs and confront him. I’ll bring that witch right in front of him. Let’s see how he denies it when she confesses to sleeping with him," I said bitterly, though deep down, I knew I wasn’t in the wrong. Rayden had no right to keep dragging me along. Sure, he probably felt hurt the night I slept with Gavin, but not as much as he should have—because he was likely cheating on me too.

I felt that pain, even then.

"Hmm, you’re a determined little kitten, aren’t you?" Lamar chuckled softly. My gaze fell to his lips as he spoke. We were sitting across from each other on my bed, the dim cabin light casting a warm glow between us.

"Jenny, it takes courage to admit the truth. You could have kept it hidden forever, but you didn’t. You stood up because you couldn’t watch Lucy force herself into a life that wasn’t hers. That says a lot about you. You’re not just some spoiled alpha’s sister; you’re a good person," Lamar said, his tone understanding, his words like a balm to my wounded pride.