Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 253

Chapter 253: 253-Like A Daisy!

Norman:

My brothers had rushed me to save Helanie. I thought they were being dramatic until I arrived at the location.

I watched Helanie stand in the kitchen, her back pressed against the counter, her face pale. Her eyes were wide, as if she had been scared out of her mind.

"She came here and insulted my son-in-law," Dewitt said. He was truly an amazing guy. Amazing in the sense that every time he opened his mouth, I wondered if he had a brain.

He had always been such a fascinating clown to me. Someone who didn’t care about his people and only wanted to show off his power.

"And you didn’t bother asking her why? He must have done something for her to leave those marks on his cheek," Emmet hissed, making me flinch a little. He wasn’t acting like himself--or at least not like the version of himself he’d shown for so long. _{fɾēewebnσveℓ.com}

"She must have come after him--" Before Dewitt could fill Rayden’s head with more ideas, Maximus silenced him.

"Your son-in-law is a grown man; he can speak for himself." I was now carefully observing the change in my brother’s behavior.

They were acting wild, like unleashed beasts, but only when it came to Helanie. The girl lowered her head, probably biting the inside of her cheek to stop her lips from trembling.

It was an odd sight for me. The same girl who had been ready to blow my head off, who had smashed a vase over my head, the same Helanie who completed strange tasks without the help of her wolf, now stood before us looking like a scared kitten.

The easy answer would be to say she was faking innocence, but it didn’t seem like that. She seemed genuinely terrified. What did Rayden do to her?

My eyes traveled to Rayden, who was watching Helanie with a mixture of anger and anticipation glinting in his eyes.

"She came into the kitchen to try and flirt with me, and when I turned her down--" he couldn’t finish his story because Kaye cut him off.

"And in anger, she slapped you, etc., etc.--you couldn’t come up with something more believable?" I noticed Kaye’s fists clenching. He clearly wanted to be alone with Rayden to have a more private ’conversation’ with him--using his fists.

"Helanie!" As soon as she heard her name from Emmet, her body jolted. She didn’t want to be noticed? Yes, she wanted to stay invisible.

"What did he do?" Emmet asked her in a gentle, calm tone. All eyes shifted to her, but mine stayed on Rayden.

He was acting strange.

"We had an argument," Helanie said quietly, without lifting her head.

"See? Just an argument, and she attacked him," Dewitt chimed in. I swear, if I hear him one more time--