Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 397

Chapter 397: 397-Our Treasure Has Gone Crazy

Helanie:

I entered the cave, and right off the bat, I knew we were at the right location. There was something shining in the middle of the cave. I reached it slowly and noticed the beautiful compass sitting there, its shine coming from the glass.

"I found the compass," I announced, looking around the cave at my team members. There were only a handful of us inside, but the others had to stay outside to keep an eye on our teammates and make sure no one else came for us.

"Give it to Jenny," Hans ran toward me, staring at the item with wide eyes full of amusement.

"It’s pretty," I muttered, and he steadily nodded in agreement, completely zoned out as he admired the antique Whisper Compass.

The arrows on the compass started spinning wildly, and for a brief moment, I was scared I had messed it up.

"Let’s go," Hans elbowed me, snapping me back to reality. When I came to my senses and looked around, I frowned in confusion.

"Where is Jenny?" I asked, bewildered.

Hans followed my gaze and then looked around too, realizing she was gone.

He turned back to me before rushing outside. I followed him, only to find the area completely silent.

That’s when my anklet started to beep.

"I can’t hold it for too long. It has to be Jenny," I muttered in frustration. "Jenny!" I yelled.

I knew that the moment I put it down, someone from the other teams would pop up and steal it. If they hid it somewhere else, it would take us hours to find it again.

"No! We won’t let that happen. You stay here with the compass, I’ll go find Jenny," Hans said before dashing off to look for her.

I sat down on the ground, staring up at the walls of the cave when I suddenly felt the compass heating up in my palm.

"Shit, this has to be part of the test," I realized. I wasn’t supposed to hold onto it for too long. In the test, the treasure is supposed to carry the gift.

I set it down in front of me and looked away, worrying where Jenny might have gone. However, something pulled my attention back to the compass—I felt like it was moving.

And it was.

The needle spun around wildly before slowly coming to a stop. Both points were aimed directly at me. I frowned, resisting the urge to pick it up as curiosity started to build inside me.

"Don’t worry, your treasure will be here soon," I said to the compass, laughing at myself like an idiot. I was extremely happy that we had done it. But I wasn’t sure how far the other teams had come by now.

For all I knew, they already had their items and were heading back to the finish line.

"Helanie, you need to come outside for this," one of the girls yelled as she entered the cave. I didn’t like the sound of her shaky voice—it meant something had gone wrong.