Tasting Nora-Pleasing Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 156

156–Not Accepted As Their Mate 

Nora: 

Now that Ryker had made it clear he wouldn’t accept me so easily, I had only one option left. 

“I need to speak to Cain. He has to tell his father that we are mates,” I said, pacing around the bedroom. 

“It will hurt Lord Atwood so much that we hid such a big thing from him,” I understood where she was coming from. But I was also in a situation where I needed to tell him now before it was too late. 

“Better late than never,” I groaned. 

“But do you think Cain is even in the mood to have this talk with his father?” Her question elicited a grunt from me. 

“What do you mean?” I asked. 

“Oh, come on, Nora. Don’t you remember how he acted with us a few hours ago? After that, even when he knew we would be stressed out, he never came to have a talk with us. Even Ryker came but Cain didn’t,” she was right in a sense that Cain was acting differently all of a 

sudden. 

“Wait! What if Cain had heard about the rumor and that’s why he was so cold towards me?” I jumped on my bed, piecing clues together, and it made sense. Right after Cain started acting up, the whole rumor thing came. Maybe his guard or spies had told him about the rumor before it even spread? Or maybe Natalya did. 

156–Not Accepted As Their Mate 

“Oh no! Why didn’t I think about it before? Of course, it would upset him,” I felt a little relief at least knowing what the problem was. 

“I will go have a talk with him, and I am sure he will figure something out,” I jumped out of bed and had only just opened the door when I found Silas standing there as if he was about to knock. 

“Silas! What are you doing here?” I asked, frowning. 

“I am not alone, Dad came with me,” he stepped aside to reveal Dad, who looked visibly upset. Every time I saw him like that because of the rumor, I felt like slapping myself awake. 

“Can we come inside?” Lord Atwood asked, and I had no choice but to lead him in. I quietly needed some time to speak to Cain before Lord. Atwood asked me if I was dating Brody or not. 

“Sure,” I led them in 

He paced steadily near the couch and sat down, while Silas folded his arms and motioned for me to sit next to Lord Atwood. 

“I don’t know where to start,” Lord Atwood kept his head down as if he were embarrassed about something. 

“Dad has been very upset that he failed to protect you from such nasty rumors,” Silas added. It was confirmed that Silas had brought him here 

to have a word with me. 

“Dad, you didn’t do anything wrong,” I 

mured softly. 

“I was also thinking about the whole mess and realized, what if–” Silas paused when Lord Atwood raised his head to hear him clearly. 

I held Lord Atwood’s hand, and he instantly kissed the back of it, showing me that he was on my side. 

“What if we just tell everyone that she is not our stepsister and that we don’t even see her like that?” Nash interjected, stepping in, saying what Silas couldn’t. My Body tensed up curiously, hoping to get a good response to the question. 

Lord Atwood immediately withdrew his hand from mine and watched as his sons exchanged a glance. 

“Think about it, it will resolve all the issues. It’s not like she’s related to us by blood or that we’ve grown up together. She’s not adopted either. She just came here to live with us. It’s like when two friends say, ‘Oh, she’s like a sister,‘ but does that make them siblings?” Silas continued to explain. 

I stayed frozen, liking the idea so much. 

I honestly hope Lord Atwood accepts this idea because it would save me from having to beg any of my mates to tell their father about us. 

“I think Nash is right. It’s natural for our enemies or others to talk about our dynamic. Since we all know the history of her mother-” Silas scratched the back of his neck when Nash signaled him not to say anything bad about my mother. 

“Look, she has her father lurking around somewhere with her brother. So why should we take that responsibility? I mean, we’ll keep her here. as a guest, but giving her the title of stepsister? Why force it?” Nash continued firmly. 

For the first time, I felt hopeful.