Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 462

Chapter 462: 462-A Secret Santa

Helanie:

I felt so bad for Maximus. After hearing everything, I realized we broke up because of a misunderstanding.

"He’ll be fine," Emmet elbowed me as we walked together. I was kind of perplexed myself, why be mated to more than one? And why to the three brothers?

I was supposed to be at the hotel soon, but I couldn’t get Maximus’ face out of my mind.

"Did Charlotte do something?" I stopped and turned to look at Emmet.

"He said something, but it was so vague that I couldn’t make much sense of it. But I’ll talk to him, don’t worry," Emmet reassured me, his fingers brushing against mine as we strolled together.

"Thank you for everything, Emmet," I spoke softly, letting him intertwine his fingers with mine.

"Thank you for letting me walk beside you," he tightened his grip on my hand, holding it firmly. "Let me drop you at the hotel. You should get some rest. There’s a big ceremony coming up, and I want you to attend it."

Our fingers slowly untangled as he walked toward his car to open the passenger-side door for me.

"What ceremony?" I asked.

"Remember that woman from one of the family functions?" Emmet asked, almost zoning out as if he was struggling to remember which event he was referring to.

"Kesha?" I guessed, but he shook his head. _{freewёbnoνel.com}

"Jessica. She’s been Norman’s fiancée for a long time, but now they’re finally planning to tie the knot in two weeks," he explained, smiling as he helped me put on my seatbelt.

"Oh, that’s great news! Sad for the woman, though. How is she able to put up with someone like Norman?" I hissed, pouting as I recalled what an asshole he was most of the time.

"Ehh!" Emmet laughed. "He’s not that bad. And as for Jessica, she knows how to handle him. She keeps him calm, and well—even though Norman isn’t your typical boyfriend type, she understands him and rarely complains. I guess that’s why he stays with her," Emmet spoke so softly, his deep voice so soothing that I could listen to him for hours.

"Maybe that’s why I’ve never actually seen him with her," I muttered, trying hard to recall any moment when Norman had gone on a date with Jessica.

"That’s Norman for you. He laid out his terms, and she agreed. They almost broke up once, but one night—when we were struggling to control Maximus and I had given too much blood to my brother to the point where Norman had to drag me away—Jessica stepped up and gave Maximus her own blood."

It seemed like Jessica was truly a good person.

"She had always been there for us. In fact, she was always there to support Kane whenever Mom would ignore him. And I guess that’s why my brother chose her. He always wanted someone who would love his brothers the way he does," Emmet sighed, and I instantly realized he wasn’t okay with the idea of it.

"I don’t care. I’m telling you, Helanie was with us." She hung up and sighed, staring at the sky.

"What happened?" I didn’t want to startle her, but she was so lost in thought that she almost yelped. Her hand flew to her chest before she smiled.

"You scared me," she complained, but then she hugged me and cupped my face in her hands. "You okay?" she asked softly.

It made me feel so good. Her hands were warm, and her touch was so soothing.

"Salem, tell me what’s going on. Is your dad mad at you for staying over with me?" I noticed her body flinch a little at my question.

"That’s not it. I didn’t want to tell you, but—" she sighed, biting her bottom lip.

"Tell me, please," I insisted.

She finally opened her mouth, but what she said next left me in shock.

"Zellu has gone missing."