Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 649

Chapter 649: 649-He Likes To Stand Behind Me

Helanie:

"It is not like that. She is my mate and everything is okay," Maximus said with a smile on his lips, wrapping his arm around my shoulder but I knew at that moment that he was making a mistake from the way Emmet looked so enraged.

"Maximus, behave yourself," Emmet’s voice was sharp and loud, and Maximus instantly stopped, looking between us. Even I felt guilty under the weight of Emmet’s glare.

"You two are cheating on Norman?" He clenched his jaw, his chest rising and falling as he breathed heavily.

"No!" Maximus quickly started explaining before Emmet could say something that might hurt me.

"Then explain this?" he demanded. He was mostly speaking to his brother now, but I still felt awkwardly guilty.

"This was decided by Norman himself," Maximus said, giving me a quick glance to check on me.

Emmet didn’t look like he believed his brother. He shook his head, his hands on his hips, continuing to glare at Maximus as if urging him to explain the vague comment.

"It was the Mate Eclipse—" Maximus went quiet when I cleared my throat.

"I’ll go check if all the doors are locked," I excused myself, quickly leaving the living room so Maximus could be the one to explain everything. I knew I’d feel too awkward facing Emmet right now.

I rushed out, still feeling like I was being watched. Emmet’s harsh glare, even when it wasn’t directed at me, left goosebumps on my skin. How did Maximus handle his brother’s stares so calmly?

I took a deep breath, but it didn’t help. I was still worried about what Emmet would think of me. Would he think I was a bad woman? Or worse—a slut?

’As if you don’t know him by now,’ Cora groaned, clearly annoyed by my anxiety.

’I know him, but what he thinks about me still matters the most,’ I admitted. I had always realized that I act a little too reserved and shy around Emmet. Not because I thought he liked me that way, but because I just couldn’t bring myself to act bold in front of him.

’Maximus will explain everything. We don’t need to stress out,’ Cora reassured me, and I nodded.

I began checking all the doors and windows. It was strange how we were doing all this because one of the owners of the house wasn’t welcome anymore. It wasn’t even about the next full moon, this time, we didn’t even know where Kaye had gone. That made it scarier. He could be planning to attack me any day.

After I was done with the windows, I lingered near the stairs, nervously rubbing my palms together. I wondered if now was the right time to go back to the living room. Then I quickly decided against it.

I couldn’t face Emmet just yet. So instead, I went straight to the kitchen and started preparing dinner for all of us.

That’s when I heard footsteps approaching the kitchen, and I knew instantly who it was.

My body tensed. I straightened up and focused on chopping the vegetables. Just as I suspected, it was Emmet.