Helanie:
"They will not bother you again," Emmet said after they had left. Sydney had actually passed out, so she was taken to the hospital by the warrior from her pack who came to pick her and Salem up.
"Lamar is a good friend, huh? He had been waiting outside and had actually spoken to the warriors about the fact that you two were in the library last night," Kaye was cracking his knuckles while speaking about Lamar.
"He also told us that you have been numb this whole time and probably even in denial," Maximus added, "which is not a good thing, Helanie. You need to understand, it wasn’t your fault, and your friend will come back soon."
Emmet had calmed down from earlier, but he still sat in his seat, focusing on the letters he was writing to the packs whose members had bullied me today.
"We will continue with the holidays then. But fear not, you will receive justice, and all the students, once they come back, will apologize to you in front of everyone once again," Norman added, shaking his leg. He looked anxious as well.
"You have your bags packed?" Maximus inquired, and I guess it was time I opened my goddamn mouth too. I had just been nodding all this time.
"Lamar packed them for me," I replied but didn’t know my response would get another bone crack from Kaye. He was standing beside Norman, cracking and stretching.
"And where will you be staying?" Maximus leaned over the table, his eyes now even more prominent.
"I—" Norman stole his brother’s attention back to himself. "I have booked a hotel room in a nearby pack for her," he replied. freёwebnoѵel.com
I didn’t want to be in the Dark Eclipse pack; this was the pack where Benita’s café was.
But I didn’t have a choice. However, I was contemplating how to deny taking Norman’s help.
"A hotel room?" Maximus inquired.
"Yeah." Norman leaned ahead to look over at Maximus through Emmet. I watched Maximus and Norman stare at each other in silence before Maximus nodded, agreeing with his brother.
"Actually—I am thankful for your help, but I will manage something myself." As I declined his help, I noticed the three of them staring back at me, like they were certain I would be so happy to have their support and help.
"Yeah, she doesn’t have to stay at the hotel," Emmet mumbled under his breath, his head down as he continued to work on the complaint letters.
Emmet cocked his head as he stared at the letter, confirming he wrote it right before signing it, and while doing so, he added, "She is staying at the mansion with us."
The silence thickened. I watched all their faces one by one. First, I saw Maximus zone out with a little smirk on his lips. Then I saw Kaye smile at me. However, when my eyes moved to Norman, I noticed the look of sadness and worry etched on his face. Of course, he didn’t like me.
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