Tasting Nora-Pleasing Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 155

155–I Will Reject My Mate 

Nora: 

“I actually…” I paused when Ryker coughed and straightened up in his seat. “Dad! Give her some time. She must have been through so much horror at school. If all that happened on the school grounds, I can’t imagine how they have treated her,” his intervention prompted Lord Artwood to lean back in his seat and give me a apologetic smile. 

“Oh, I’m so sorry. I didn’t think about it. Why don’t you go rest and then, when you wake up, talk to Brody and then tell me. This relationship will be a good save,” he continued, and Ryker gently patted his back. 

“Dad! Let it be for now,” his insistence was not only noticed by me but by his brothers too. However, everyone kept their silence and let Ryker deal with it. 

“Okay, go back to your room,” Lord Atwood spoke softly to me. Even when I was being accused of something so terrible, he was being nice to me and considering my feelings. It made my guilt bigger in my eyes. 

I got up and walked away from them. It was the hardest walk I had taken because all eyes were on me. Once in my bedroom, I sat down on my bed and started sobbing into my palms. I hated how Natalya betrayed me and April just went along with it. I wondered if I had made the right decision, especially when it came to befriending 

someone. 

After a few minutes of sobbing alone, I heard a knock on the window and instantly knew who it was. There was only one person who used the window to climb into my bedroom. I rushed to the window and let 

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him in. 

The moment Ryker entered the bedroom, I rushed into his arms. All anger and arguments aside, this situation had me messed up. I badly needed someone to hug me, especially my mate. 

“Hey! Everything is fine. I got you,” he didn’t waste a single minute before hugging me back tightly and holding me close to his chest. 

“I was so humiliated on the battlefield today, Ryker. They shoved me around and hit my head. They even called me names and… I felt horrible,” I sobbed against his muscular chest, his scent softly comforting me. 

“I will take care of everyone who misbehaved with you,” he broke the hug and cupped my face in his hands, planting a gentle kiss on my lips. The fact that we both forgot about our earlier arguments told me that our mate bond was far more sacred than some petty disagreements. 

“Now what? Dad wants to know if I’m dating Brody or not. And I’m not,” I uttered in frustration. 

“Then why did you tell Natalya that you were dating him?” he asked, guiding me slowly to my bed and helping me sit down. 

“Because she was threatening me,” I explained, pulling out my phone and handing it to him. He read the conversation and finally understood why I had to tell her that I was dating Brody. 

“Nora! If you had told me that before, all this could have been avoided. I would have dealt with it before it even got out,” Ryker sighed. As he put my phone away, he held my hand and kissed the back of it. 

“But I will fix it all. You don’t need to do anything before Dad or lie about dating Brody,” he began, but I didn’t wait for him to finish before 

sighing in relief. 

“Really?” I smiled widely, but then I noticed he wasn’t done yet. 

“All you need to do is reject Cain,” he added, and my body flinched as 

freed my hands from his grip. 

“Nora! What’s wrong with that request? If I had a mate, a second mate, wouldn’t you ask me to reject her before you accepted me?” he asked, narrowing his eyes as he waited for my response. 

“Sure. But are you willing to tell everyone I’m your fated mate?” I inquired. He pulled back, rolling his eyes as if tired of me bringing up the same conversation over and over again. 

“What’s wrong with being called a second chance mate? In fact, you will tell Cain that I’m your second chance mate and that you felt the mate bond with me after his rejection,” he made things so complicated. It was as if he truly wasn’t ready to accept me for who I was. 

“Why? Because those who had multiple mates were frowned upon in the past?” I scoffed and shook my head in disbelief. 

“Just do as I’m telling you,” he grunted at me.