Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 498

Chapter 498: 498-Everyone Hates Me Now

Norman:

"Kaye, it’s done already," I said, struggling to find the words to explain what I had just done.

"What do you mean, brother?" Kaye asked, frowning. As he narrowed his eyes toward the room and saw Helanie signing the papers, he turned to look at me.

"Don’t tell me you let Alpha Diaz marry her off to someone," he said, his tone almost threatening.

Usually, I would’ve felt disrespected—but not this time. His concern was real.

"I didn’t," I said with a heavy groan.

"Then? Did Emmet come? Where is he?" Kaye glanced around in panic before locking eyes with me. "I don’t understand."

Of course he didn’t. It was like he was seeing right through me.

"There’s no one here. So, who did she marry?" he asked again, this time making my chest tighten.

"Kaye—" I didn’t get how he could ask that when I was standing right here.

"Mister Norman, if you may please come and sign the marriage papers so we can all head back home before the storms settle," Lord Vonston’s voice cut through the tension, snapping Kaye out of it.

He looked at me, pointed a finger at Vonston, then back at me.

"What?" he mouthed. "What the fuck?" he added under his breath.

"Did you—Norman, please tell me you didn’t do that. How could you step on all of your brothers?" he hissed, grabbing my shoulders and shoving me hard in the chest.

I stood still. I didn’t move. I hadn’t done anything wrong. We didn’t have a choice. Kaye came too late.

"I didn’t have a choice. It was either I marry her, or the man who showed up seconds after I accepted her," I said, remembering the old man Alpha Diaz’s warriors brought in. He probably went off to complain to Diaz, but there was nothing that could be done now.

"Did you secretly want her or what?"

That hit me like a slap. I narrowed my eyes at him in warning, silently daring him to not say anything else like that.

He chuckled bitterly, shaking his head as he stepped back.

"Well done. You played us all."

No matter what I said now, the sadness in my brother’s eyes would drown it out. _{freeweɓnovēl.coɱ}

"Let’s leave this behind for now and take her back home—" I tried stepping toward him.

But he turned around with a grunt.

"I’m sure you can do that yourself. You won anyway."

His words cut deep, each step he took away from me carving them further into my chest. I couldn’t call him back. I had to go inside and face Helanie—who clearly wasn’t happy with me either.

I was starting to feel like a creep who forced his way in. But I knew my heart. I did it because she needed someone at that moment.

I walked back into the office and sat down beside Helanie, who still hadn’t looked up from the floor. I could tell she was crushed—and it hurt me.

I didn’t mean to bring pain to any of them. I really didn’t have another way.

I signed the papers and turned to Helanie.

"We should head back home."