Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 422

Chapter 422: 422-I Met Another One Of Them

Helanie:

Lamar had taken Jenny to her pack after asking for leave from the professors. He actually told Penn about Lucy’s statement, and together they decided to drop the idea of taking her tests. I guess they were putting too much faith in Lucy’s words. But honestly, I wouldn’t take any risks either.

However, I had to go to the library to research the alphas whose names I had acquired last night.

I was walking when I heard someone approaching from behind. It was a car. I turned and looked straight ahead, avoiding Salem.

"You’re going somewhere?" she asked, rolling down the window and driving slowly beside me.

"Yes, the library," I responded, hoping she’d get the hint to keep driving.

She continued driving next to me at a slow pace, making me feel a little uncomfortable.

"Which library? I can drop you there," she offered, making me glance inside the car briefly. She was alone. But could she be trusted?

I needed a ride, and V. Lec was quite far.

I looked around, debating whether to accept her help, and then finally gave up on overthinking. I walked around the car and sat in the passenger seat with her.

Her car smelled like roses. She started the car, and silence filled the space before she finally spoke.

"I’m sorry," she uttered, keeping her eyes on the road.

"For what?" I asked.

"For everything I did wrong to you," she admitted. "For thinking the world revolved around me and my sister. For believing our actions only affected us and not others. I was a bitch, and I know it would be hard to believe that I’ve changed—" she paused. "But I won’t lie to you. When the consequences of my actions made my second-chance mate refuse to even give me a chance, that’s when I realized—wow! So this is what it feels like to be hurt. I mean, it still sounds selfish that I only figured this out after I was hurt, but I’m trying to be a better person."

She was pouring her heart out, and I listened in silence.

"I know you are Gavin’s second-chance mate," I said, shifting in my seat to start a conversation about them.

"I knew he told you. I could tell," she replied.

"Is he—I mean—I’ve seen his name pop up on Lucy’s phone a few times. Is he talking to her—" That must have been so hard for her to ask me. She danced around the words for a while before finally forming a full sentence.