Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 460

Chapter 460: 460-Everyone Betrayed Me

Maximus:

"Maximus," Norman snapped his fingers before my face to add again, "it was Helanie that night. She was out with Jenny to save Lucy when you were there. And that’s when you felt the mate bond with her. You even dragged her with you for a while before her friends secured her from you."

His words were falling upon my ears like daggers. I didn’t want to believe I had been fooled for this long.

"I don’t know why you thought it was Charlotte, though," Norman muttered.

I turned to Emmet first, who looked like he had just been informed about an earthquake that would destroy the world. Then, I looked over at Kaye, who didn’t seem pleased with the news either.

Helanie was the last one I looked at because I couldn’t meet her eyes anymore. The fact that she knew she was my mate but didn’t say it, and let her evil cousin exploit me, froze me in place.

Even when I accused her of not telling me about the pheromones, she didn’t think she should tell me my feelings weren’t just because of some pheromones?

The fact that they all kept it from me broke me. And then there was my big brother, the one who was only a few years older than me, yet I always saw him as a father figure.

"Mom told me," I said only that much before I smiled, a big tear rolling down my face. "And you didn’t tell me either, brother. It seems like we all have our favorites, and I am no one’s."

The fact that they had no clue what I had been dealing with all these months, thinking Charlotte was my mate, just shattered me.

"Maximus, I thought you had felt the mate bond with Charlotte too—" Norman attempted to come and hold my hand, but I shrugged him away.

"Really? When Helanie is mated to more than one person, there is a special meeting for it. But you all thought I had two mates—okay, so?" I laughed, shaking my head.

"And of course, I don’t blame her for hiding. She had too much going on, and she didn’t want a lycan added to her grief because she had already found the better version of the brother for herself. But I at least deserved to know the truth. That Charlotte—well, we are all screwed now."

I let out a laugh because I thought, since they didn’t care about me, maybe they would care when they found out what a mess had been created now.

"What did she do?" Emmet asked, showing fake concern for me. I couldn’t believe I fell for his lie when he said— *’I was there for you that night, brother.’*

"Maximus, I get it, we were wrong. But I thought Lycans could have two mates," Helanie’s voice fell into my ears like a sweet melody. And even though I wanted to yell at her, to complain about her cold-heartedness and unfair treatment, I couldn’t do that to her.

The fact that those alphas had attacked her must have made her sensitive to men acting aggressively around her.

I contained my posture and turned to face her, flashing her the weakest and sweetest smile I could find within me. "I understand."

The way she sighed while watching me relax made me wonder if she still had feelings for me.