Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 46

Chapter 46: 46-Thrown Away!

Helanie:

I clenched my fists in anxiety, stepping back, unable to tear my gaze away from them. I could tell they weren’t pleased to see me standing there.

Quickly, I turned to leave, but a commotion behind me stopped me in my tracks. As I hurried, I slipped on the slick steps and nearly landed on my butt. However, I didn’t hit the ground.

Lamar had grabbed me from behind. I didn’t know how he reached me so fast, but the distance was short.

"Where do you think you’re going?" he muttered in my ear, pulling me back into the kitchen and slamming the door shut.

He tossed me across the room, my body flying and landing lightly, like a feather.

Sydney was hastily pulling on her pink gown while Lamar finished adjusting his pants. He didn’t bother to button his shirt, revealing his abs.

"So, you ruined our fun, huh?" Lamar sneered, cracking his knuckles, looking disturbingly unhinged.

"I was just looking for... food," I mumbled, keeping my head down, avoiding eye contact in an attempt not to provoke them.

"Well, consider yourself lucky tonight because you found more than just a snack," he snickered, his fingers slowly and deliberately tracing his abs, his voice dripping with arrogance.

"I’ll just go back to the shelter," I said, trying to stand up, but the way Sydney shoved Lamar from behind made it clear I wasn’t supposed to move.

"What? You want her to join us?" Lamar joked, glancing at Sydney while she grunted. She hadn’t even looked me in the eye the whole time.

"She saw us! She’s going to tell everyone I was messing around with you in this run-down kitchen," Sydney hissed, her voice rising before she caught herself, lowering it to avoid waking anyone in the shelter.

I doubted that would happen.

"So, what do you want me to do about it?" Lamar rolled his eyes at her, placing his hands on his hips. They both stood in front of the door, making sure I didn’t move.

"I won’t tell anyone. I don’t gossip," I quickly assured her, genuinely meaning it. I had no intention of spreading rumors. But she shook her head furiously.

"No! I won’t let her walk through the hallways and give me that look, like ’Oh, I know your secret,’" she said dramatically, shrugging her shoulders, trying to paint me as some kind of nosy gossiper.

"But I wouldn’t. And why would anyone believe me, even if I did say something?" I asked, confused about what she was trying to accomplish by keeping me here. It wasn’t like she could make me forget, so what was she really up to?

"Lamar, you don’t get it. If she says anything, everyone will start watching us. Anytime we talk or meet, they’ll assume something’s going on," Sydney folded her arms across her chest, hinting at some hidden paranoia behind her words.