Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 411

Chapter 411: 411-Backing Down

Helanie:

"You should head back to your hostel now. It’s not safe to be out there," he gave a quick glance around and sighed.

"And will you be going back to your brother?" I was worried he was giving too much blood to his brother. If he kept doing that, he would grow weak.

"Always," he smiled, getting up. Before I could follow him, he had already offered me his hand.

He probably didn’t realize it, but every sweet thing he did left me in awe.

Holding his hand, I felt the warmth of his touch and stood up.

"Please eat a lot in the morning," I said softly, noticing him walking right beside me.

"You care a lot about everyone, don’t you?" he spoke in a low tone, sending shivers down my spine.

"Take care of yourself, you need it more. You’re always surrounded by dangerous people," he said, continuing to walk with me. At this point, I didn’t even have to ask him why—I knew he was walking me back to make sure I reached the hostel safely. _{ƒreewebɳovel.com}

"It’s life, everyone has toxic people around them," I muttered.

"Umm, true," he nodded. "What about your feelings for Maximus and Kaye? I know I’m asking a lot, but—I’m just curious." His hands were in his pockets, my scarf still around his neck.

"They’ve moved on," I replied.

"What about you?" He slowed down, almost like he was glancing at me to see my reaction.

"I have to, but I’m tied to Kaye with a mate bond," I sighed at the thought of daring to ask him to reject me again.

"Hmm," he suddenly went quiet.

"What was our item in the test?" That question had been at the back of my mind the whole time.

"The Whisper Compass?" he asked, and I nodded.

"It’s a powerful item. A very magical one. You see, when the needles are mostly still, it means the creatures around it are just basic, normal magical beings. But when they point at something, it means—" He paused, making my breath hitch at his explanation.

"It means what?" I tried not to sound too curious, but I couldn’t help it.

"Why? Did you see it move?" He stopped abruptly and turned to look at my face.

"Umm, it didn’t, it’s just that I really liked it," I lied because I didn’t know what it would point at someone for.

"Okay, then all is good." The way he sighed in relief made me wonder if it was really a good thing that they didn’t move.

"Do you know why they would move?" I pressed a little. He might have been relieved, but I wasn’t. They moved and pointed at me.

"Not really. There you go—rest well." I could tell he was hiding something from me. He gestured at the hostel, and I reluctantly stepped ahead of him, the compass still on my mind.