Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 408

Chapter 408: 408-Dating Her To Earn Her Forgiveness

Helanie:

I was stunned. It was new for Lucy to have a guy in her room, but I guess that was one of the changes she had made about herself.

"Sorry! I didn’t know you had a guy over—" I bit my tongue, realizing I was probably interrupting Lucy’s private moment.

However, as the guy broke the kiss and turned around, I froze in my tracks and did a double take. One foot was already out the door when I realized who it was.

"Gavin?" I gasped, looking at the two of them making out. Lucy ran her thumb over her bottom lip and smirked, while Gavin stood up to face me.

"You know what—forget it," I hissed, waving my hand dismissively. I was so done with them.

"Helanie, please listen to me," Gavin tried to step in my way, wanting to talk, but I dodged him and rushed to the bathroom.

"Gavin! You don’t have to explain your relationship to her or anyone. Why is she trying to control your life?" I had expected Lucy to say something like that.

I slammed the bathroom door shut and leaned against it.

"Lucy! What have I told you about my friends? You will not talk badly about them," Gavin yelled at Lucy, and then I heard murmurs—mostly Lucy trying to keep her voice down while talking to Gavin.

But my mind was busy thinking about Benita. She had no morals.

I stayed in the bathroom for a good ten minutes, and by then, everything outside had gone silent. When I walked out with my hair still wet, I noticed Gavin was the only one who had stayed behind.

"Gavin, please, I am not ready for a conversation." I knew he had waited to talk to me about the little scene I had just witnessed.

"But I want to talk to you," he said, getting up from Lamar’s bed. I didn’t want to talk to him, but I couldn’t shut him down when he wanted to explain himself.

"Okay, why?" I asked, facing him and sounding exhausted.

"I had a reason," he said. "This is my redemption."

I had a feeling his words had a deeper meaning, so I kept watching his face as he explained.

"I asked her what I could do to earn her forgiveness, and she said—" he paused before finishing, "I have to date her until she decides to break up."

I was shocked and couldn’t believe he had agreed to something like that.

"Is something wrong with Gavin? They don’t look like they’re having a normal conversation," Jenny finally addressed the elephant in the room, glancing toward the balcony.

"He’ll tell you himself. But you’re right, it’s definitely not a normal conversation," I sighed, feeling bad for Gavin. He was stuck between wanting to be with his second-chance mate and the guilt that was weighing him down.

After Gavin and Lamar finished talking, Gavin came back into the room while Lamar stayed outside for a smoke break. Gavin and Jenny went to their rooms, while I waited for Lamar to return.

He seemed anxious and stressed. Lucy coming in this late had become normal, but usually, I’d be asleep by then, so we never got to talk. But tonight, as she walked in, she spotted me standing beside my bed and smirked.

"So, how are you, Helanie?" She sat on the bed, her legs swinging playfully.

"What are you doing?" I asked. She shrugged, but we both knew what I was referring to.

"Leave Gavin alone," I hissed, and she raised a brow, looking surprised.

"Wow, you’re so quick to defend him. What about my side?" she pouted, making me roll my eyes.

But Lamar stepped in, and this time, he wasn’t playing.

"We did everything we could for you. But you’ve chosen to be cruel, so don’t expect anything from us. You’re not our friend anymore, Lucy. And I’ll make sure I free Gavin from whatever guilt trap you’ve set for him." He pointed at her, making her eyes fill with tears and her jaw clench.