Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates novel Chapter 827

Chapter 827: 827-First And Not The Last

Helanie:

I sensed Kesha move closer behind Kaye. She clearly hadn’t expected the brothers to show up.

"Kaye, what are you doing?" Norman asked, his hand lifted slightly, palm open toward his brother.

"Norman, please don’t step forward. I have to do this," Kaye insisted, and I felt the knife press harder against my neck as panic tightened his grip.

"Do what? Kill Helanie? Your marked mate? The woman carrying your child?" Norman growled. His eyes dropped to my belly, a frown forming on his face. I knew he was thinking the same thing I was, how the hell had I suddenly become this pregnant?

"So she’s fooled you too. That’s not Helanie, that’s Kesha. She is Helanie." He turned his head slightly toward Kesha standing beside him, and I saw my mates’ faces twist with anger.

Even though Emmet had come to fight for me, I noticed him glancing around several times, almost as if he didn’t know where he was. Then it hit me. The curses. They were making them act this way. And where was Maximus? Worry gnawed at me from deep inside, but right now, my baby’s life and mine were at risk.

Norman stepped forward, but the moment Kaye tightened his grip on me in warning, he froze and stepped back.

"You’re making a big mistake. She’s pregnant with your child. Kaye, come on, open your eyes. Snap out of her spell," Norman hissed, pointing to my belly again.

This time, Kaye chuckled behind me.

"Then wasn’t she supposed to be in the early stages of pregnancy? How does she already have such a big belly?" He had voiced the same question I’d been too afraid to ask.

"It’s because she’s carrying powerful babies, and she herself is powerful. I spoke to the doctor. She said her pregnancy would move fast," Norman explained.

As soon as he said that, relief washed over me. If he was right, then nothing was wrong with my baby. My pregnancy was only progressing quickly because I carried all of their children, and together, they would be born powerful.

"No, she has you fooled," Kaye snapped, his breathing uneven.

"Come on, Kaye, don’t listen to them. They’re stalling. They’ll send someone else soon, and when help comes, they’ll kill me," Kesha cried, tears streaming down her face.

I was crying too. So why couldn’t he feel my pain the way he felt hers?

"I’m sorry, brothers, but I can’t keep doing this. We must end it. Today, I kill my second-fated mate. Tomorrow, you will kill yours. Only then will Helanie be free forever," Kaye declared. Kesha laid her hand on his shoulder again.

"Kaye, listen to us. Please, put the knife away from her neck. You’re hurting her," Norman urged, inching forward step by step. But Kesha’s eyes were sharp, tracking every move.

Emmet looked completely lost now. He shifted his gaze from Norman to me, then back again, watching everyone’s faces as if he couldn’t make sense of it.

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