Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 88

Chapter 88: 88-Not An Ugly Duckling

Helanie:

"Hello class, I’m Professor Emmet McQuoid, your class teacher, and I’ll be the one to teach you the history of wars, werewolves, other creatures, as well as herbs and weapons. Physical training, however, will be conducted by my brothers," he said, tossing the papers onto the podium, then quickly grabbing his glasses and putting them on.

I had never seen him wearing glasses before. I turned to check on Sydney and Salem, who were both exchanging glances—constantly looking at each other before finally turning to Emmet.

"So, let’s get started with the first class," he said, quickly adjusting his tie before lowering his head to begin flipping through the pages of the book he had brought with him.

As his head was down, I noticed him briefly raising his eyes, his eyebrows furrowing for a moment. His gaze landed directly on me, and then he quickly looked away as if he just wanted to confirm I was there.

He started the class by giving an introduction to the academy and explaining how and when it was established. The academy was actually built long before Lord McQuoid took over. In fact, it used to be an abandoned building, so they had to renovate it. But from what I gathered, most of the interior was kept the same when they added the furniture. The way he delivered his wisdom was quite captivating, and strangely enough, everyone was focused.

"That’ll be all," Emmet announced, slamming the book shut and giving us one last glance. His eyes lingered on me for a moment longer before he nodded and gathered his things to leave.

"I can’t believe this hunk spoke for five hours, and none of us got bored," Lucy remarked, perfectly capturing what everyone was thinking.

It was true. Five hours had flown by, and we’d written down so much. All the materials were in the vintage black-and-orange notebook Emmet had given me in the bag the other day—a thoughtful touch. Lucy and Gavin both complimented it too.

"Let’s head out and grab something to eat, what do you say?" Lucy smiled, getting up and then immediately turning around to face someone at the front. "Why can’t this bitch leave us alone?" she muttered under her breath.

As Lucy mentioned, I looked over her shoulder and saw Jenny standing by her seat, waving at us.

"Maybe she just wants to be friends with us since Gavin is her roommate," I thought, not the kind of person to judge someone right away.

"Stop taking her side, Helanie," Lucy snapped. "She’s seducing my mate. She’s not a good person." As she grabbed my hand and tried to pull me away from our spot, I felt like rolling my eyes. Why the heck would she say that? There was no proof. But I didn’t want to upset her, so I just stayed quiet. Gavin followed us in silence, clearly unwilling to talk.

"Guys, are we headed to the canteen?" Somehow, Jenny didn’t pick up on the fact that none of us wanted to hang out with her.

"It’s okay. You can come along with us," he said with a cheerful tone. Lucy, clearly irritated, turned just slightly and shot him a look. _{freewёbnoνel.com}