Helanie:
"You stay out of it, Maximus. This is our academy, and every student must do their best to be a part of it. She has been getting way too many favors. It’s time she realizes it’s not easy to be part of RVS," he never looked away from me. But the clenching of his jaw made me scared of him. And before I knew it, I was so scared that I turned to run and continue with the punishment, but I accidentally tripped on something, and the next thing I knew, I tasted blood in my mouth.
"Dude!" Maximus grunted at his brother, rushing to help me. I got up but held my hand near my mouth. I might have a busted lip where I was bleeding from.
"Every student goes through that. Stop acting like it’s something unusual," Kaye surprised me with his reaction.
Even when I had so many conflicts with Maximus, even when I doubted his overly sweet behavior toward me, I appreciated how quickly his expression changed to concern when he saw me in pain. But Kaye! He was so indifferent.
He was acting as if I had killed him in a past life. Even his eyes seemed completely empty when he looked at me.
"Keep going," Kaye yelled again.
"Wait a minute," Maximus used the same harsh tone when stopping me.
"I said she is good to go. No need to make it about your ego, brother," he still managed to calm his tone when speaking to Kaye, but Kaye! He just looked so cold and distant.
"Don’t come between us. She is not just my student but my—mate too, and I can do whatever I want with her—" he stopped real close to his brother, their noses almost touching as Kaye muttered, "and wherever I want, in whatever position."
I swear, when I say my heart dropped, it dropped like never before.
Maximus instantly stepped back and grunted at his brother, showing his displeasure at the comment.
"Do it," a voice came from behind Kaye. It was Norman, who had just arrived.
"What are you saying—" Maximus complained to Norman, who held up a finger to stop him.
"Do it, Kaye. Let me see how you plan to do it." It wasn’t Norman encouraging Kaye, but there was a threat in his voice.
"I didn’t mean to threaten her. It was just a way of letting Maximus know—" Kaye no longer carried the same aggression now that he was being confronted by his older brother.
"To let him know what? That you own her? You don’t. She is her own person," Norman walked closer, now standing face to face with his brother while keeping me behind him.
"Isn’t the mate bond supposed to be like that?" Kaye finally gave his brother a deep stare.
"Sure! When both people agree. You can’t get engaged to someone else while forcing your mate to stay alone," Norman retorted harshly.
"She already found me as her mate," Kaye rolled his eyes, not believing for a second that someone could have a second fated mate. Or at least, that I could have another mate. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
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