Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 587

Chapter 587: 587-The Painful Side Of Mate Bond

Helanie:

"It was such a tiring day, Helanie. And to think my brothers are still out there, I feel like dying," Norman muttered, his face buried deeper into my chest while I sat on his lap, my legs spread and wrapped around his waist.

He was leaning back against the pillows on the headboard, finding comfort in my embrace—as he called it.

"Hmm, I missed these all day," he mumbled into my chest while I ran my fingers through his hair.

"Do you think Jessica will hate me?" I asked, worried for her.

"Helanie, it doesn’t matter. I love you—that’s what should matter to you," he said with his face so pressed against me that his words came out muffled.

"You matter the most to me, Norman. But Jessica is out there while Zharns are hyperactive. I’m so worried for her. We brought her here with responsibility, and now her father will ask us what we did to his daughter," I rambled while he hugged me even tighter.

"Then her father should’ve kept her with him. And Jessica should also remember that you brought her here to take care of her. She shouldn’t have hit you, Helanie. Besides, don’t worry about her—the warriors told me they found her sitting in a café. They’ll take her back to her pack once she feels better," Norman said, and I sighed in relief.

"Helanie," he finally pulled back and smiled at me, "today was a hectic day. My world felt like it was burning. You have no idea how many times I’ve had nightmares of my brothers in pain. So for it to happen in real life... I was devastated. But the thought of coming back into your arms kept me going. Every time the sadness tried to take over, I remembered someone very special was waiting for me at home."

His fingers gently rubbed my back while his eyes stared deeply into mine.

"Did Emmet eat anything?" he asked, brushing my hair away from my face.

"Nope. From what I heard, he told the maids not to disturb him," I replied, taking a deep breath and letting it out.

It wasn’t easy for my wolf to block out the brothers’ pain. In fact, just a few minutes ago, I’d felt a sharp pain in my chest like I was having a heart attack. I didn’t tell Norman because he was already so stressed. But now, I was slowly starting to feel another wave of pain.

"Helanie, tell me honestly," he started again, pulling me back from my thoughts.

"Tell you what?" I asked.

"You must be feeling their pain. How bad is it?" he asked, and I smiled, surprised at how easily he could read my mind.

"We seriously need to do something about these mate bonds," I said with a soft smile, trying to change the subject.

"Don’t be too smart with me. I’m your professor—remember that. Now tell me, did you feel pain?" he playfully bit my collarbone while demanding I tell him the truth.

We knew we only had a few minutes together before we had to get up and go search for Maximus.

We just needed a short break.