Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 723

Chapter 723: 723-Last Words

Helanie:

"No, Helanie, that’s not only your decision to make. You’re our mate, we will make this decision together," Norman said as he watched me rush toward my bedroom, the one I used to share with him, to grab my bags.

That was decided. I could not stay here and get justice for my mother when all the creatures around me were on Darcy’s side. They hated mermaids. Of course they would take Darcy’s side.

"Norman, it’s not about us anymore. It’s not about love anymore. I cannot look away from my duties, just like you cannot look away from yours," I said, watching him shake his head. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"You don’t get it. You cannot do this to us. How do you suppose we would live after?" He then paused, closed his eyes, and clenched his fists. "I cannot live without you."

I guessed he was done talking about everyone’s relationship with me. He wanted a one-on-one confrontation. He wanted to know why I was not thinking about us anymore.

"Norman, people outside are angry, and I don’t want to go through another trial for these people. I will not stand in a box trying to explain why I am a mermaid as if it’s a crime. It is not. As for us– if things went well, if life gives us a chance—" I stopped talking because it was not easy for me to say that.

"Then stay here. I will get justice for your mother," he said, and I started to smile.

"Let me talk to everyone. I don’t fucking care. This is a rogue community. Nobody gets to decide who can be a rogue and who cannot be," he tried to explain, but he still failed to understand.

"That is, sadly, not how it works now. Rogues, werewolves, they would never let anyone wander even in the rogue community if they aren’t werewolves. They treat them as monsters. All the other creatures are monsters to them," I delivered, feeling my heart break little by little.

Then I watched Maximus and Kaye walk toward us, and I stepped away from them. It wasn’t that I was angry with Maximus. Through all this time, Maximus and Norman had stood beside me. They didn’t care what others were saying. Not once did they make me feel like I might be in the wrong.

"Please, Maximus. It’s already hard for me to prepare myself to leave you. Don’t make it harder by saying anything. Please," I said, with nothing but love in my voice for him.

"Listen, if you’re angry with me—" Kaye began, but I held up a finger.

"You will stay away from me," I said to him.

"I am going through a lot too. You need to understand. We all are," he added, pointing toward Emmet, who was walking toward us.

"Oh please, tell him to stay away from me," I said, grunting angrily.

"Emmet, please," Norman said, stepping ahead and warning him with his eyes.

"I just need one moment alone with her," Emmet said.

"Why? Why do you want to talk to me now? What could you possibly say now?" I screamed at him.

That was when his mother rushed upstairs. I hated how she treated these grown-ass men like they were children in diapers who couldn’t do anything for themselves.

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