Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 822

Chapter 822: 822-Fading Into Nothingness

Emmet:

"What do you mean she’s gone?" I asked Norman as soon as I got to Arthendel. His panic was frightening, and on top of that, I felt a strange pain in my chest I’d been hiding from everyone. But it was getting harder to ignore, especially with Maximus beside me looking just as anxious.

During the flight, I kept asking if he was okay. He only gave me a thumbs-up, barely saying a word. That silence was its own kind of scary.

"She’s gone," Norman muttered. He looked exhausted, his shirt buttoned all wrong. He must have transitioned at some point.

"Did you check Arthendel?" I pressed and in response to my question, he first rolled his eyes hard.

"Of course I did, Emmet. I even checked everything around it," he grunted.

It had rained hard, yet he’d managed to search the entire place and the surrounding areas. That meant she was truly gone. But where?

"Wait—we need to find her," Maximus said, clearing his throat repeatedly, which made both of us turn to him.

"Maximus, what’s going on with you?" I rushed to him, and Norman followed. We both knew he was hiding how badly he felt the pain.

He shook his head, but before he could lie again, Norman cut him off. "Lying won’t help."

At that, Maximus stuttered, then finally admitted what he was feeling.

"I’ve been in— this weird pain since— the flight. I don’t know why. The full—moon is in a day. But I’ve never felt this much pain before the full moon. I don’t understand what’s—happening to me." He pressed his hand to his neck, showing us that the pain was all over his body.

I turned to Norman. The look he gave me said he already knew.

"Is there something you want to share?" I asked and I noticed how his jaw clenched. He then nodded slowly.

"I’ve been in pain too—excruciating pain—just like the last time my curse was at its peak," he muttered, placing a hand on his chest.

Now they both looked at me, waiting for my take, though the truth was obvious.

"The curses are getting worse." I admitted my own pain, if only to make it clear I understood.

"What the fuck are we going to do now?" Maximus demanded.

Before we could answer, word came that the warrior who had passed out earlier had finally woken.

Helanie’s mother had called to tell us. We headed back into the mansion to question him about what really happened.

One of the warriors stepped forward.

"Your Highness, we didn’t do anything. We were just doing our job honestly, when suddenly—," He stopped, glancing nervously at Norman, then at the others.

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