Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 504

Chapter 504: 504-My Mystery Mate And His Shocked Mother

Helanie:

"I don’t understand anything. Why is she here?" Emma was the first to let out a scoff and question my presence. Everyone was gathered in the living room, but Norman had made me sit on a chair alone, his body blocking me as he stood in front of me with his giant self.

"You do realize we won’t eat her alive, right?" That was Lord McQuoid, pointing out how Norman wouldn’t let anyone even see me.

Norman stepped away slowly but stood tall, arms folded over his chest like he was ready to fight.

"May I speak with her?" Lord McQuoid asked his son, clearly taunting him for being so overprotective.

"Ask her. She’s her own person," Norman told him, making Lord McQuoid grunt in annoyance.

My mother was standing behind Lord McQuoid’s couch, eyes down, nervously rubbing her palms.

She had been sniffling a lot.

Emma and Charlotte stood together, both with the biggest frowns on their faces.

"I’m here. What the hell is going on? Who stabbed Alpha Zellu?" Darcy had just arrived—perfect timing.

Great. I’d get a weird welcome after marrying their dearest and most capable son.

But the living room felt empty.

I knew why.

Emmet was probably sleeping.

Every time I thought of him, my heart cried tears of blood.

"What is she doing here? Why isn’t she with Kaidon?" she grimaced, and I watched my mother lift her head and glare at Darcy. That was the first time I ever saw my mother react to someone speaking to me—or about me. Mostly because Norman would handle others so I didn’t have to stay on alert anymore.

It’s not that Emmet and the others didn’t do the same.

With Emmet, I knew I was safe.

I used to love being defended by him. But now his heroics were soaked in betrayal and abandonment.

Because in the end, he didn’t come to rescue me.

He didn’t come to make me his.

"That’s because her husband is here," Norman said loudly.

Everyone gasped—except for Lord McQuoid and my mother.

I had a feeling they already knew something.