Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 476

Chapter 476: 476-Seeing All The Old Fellas

Helanie:

I watched Sullivan glare at me, his eyes wide and bulging as if he were seeing a ghost. I could tell he was shocked that I was alive. He had his brown hair styled to the side with a lot of gel in it. Nothing seemed to have changed about him.

Next to him was Larissa, my stepmother, looking angry. She had red lipstick on, with a lot of gloss, and a golden dress. It looked like she had come for a Halloween party.

Then, my eyes landed on my father. The man who couldn’t protect me. He didn’t seem to have any emotions in his eyes. He was watching me with cold eyes and a bored expression on his face. But there was some emotion he was hiding—probably fear of having to return money to the alpha of the pack, whom he had tricked with the lie of my death.

It was so hard to sit here and witness everything.

My stepmother’s eyes narrowed at Emmet, and I watched her zone out before she gasped and covered her mouth. Emmet had told me he had visited my family, so I guess this was her realizing it.

"Helanie Niles," the council’s head spoke up. The old man adjusted his glasses and then looked at the papers in his hands. My eyes moved to his side, where the four jury members were watching me with great attention. They sat on either side of the council head.

"It has come to our attention that you faked your own death and ran away without the consent of the alpha of your pack. Not only did you insult Alpha Diaz by doing so, but you also escaped your punishment," the man with a bald head, big glasses, and a white beard said, putting the papers down and staring at me.

I then turned a little to the side and watched Alpha Diaz sit with his Luna. The memories of his son dating me flooded back, and tears started to form in my eyes.

Being back among the people who had abused me my entire life was definitely going to be hard on me.

"What punishment?" I asked. "Did you ask them what they were punishing me for?" I continued to stand up for myself.

Alpha Diaz shifted in his seat, looking disgusted by my voice.

"You’ve been involved with more than one alpha—committing adultery and then accusing everyone else around you. You were also found walking in public inappropriately," the man added, reminding me of the day when I had to walk my way back home with barely any clothes on my body.