Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates

Helanie:

I could barely go to sleep that night. Salem being there for me helped me calm down and stop crying after a while. I didn’t even change and fell asleep in bed. I could tell Salem took off my shoes and fixed the blanket over me. I was too scared of waking up to face the harsh reality, so I kept my eyes shut tightly for the rest of the night.

But I woke up to some noise outside our suite. As I sat up in bed, I saw my friends waking up as well. Gavin and Lamar rushed into the room, looking confused.

Penn followed, quickly buttoning up his shirt and fixing his hair to answer the door. Salem rushed out behind him. The two were from powerful packs, so they decided to be the ones to check what was going on first.

We just had bad feelings. I thought Darcy had come with Jessica to bombard me with insults. I dragged my body out of bed and tiredly reached the door of the room, watching Penn open it.

But it wasn’t Darcy, and it wasn’t Jessica.

"We are here to arrest Helanie Niles for faking her death in her pack and running away from her punishment," the warrior outside announced, causing my lips to part and a hopeless gasp to escape. It was like hearing a story that had the worst ending.

The warrior’s eyes traveled behind Penn, and the look on their faces grew harsher.

"We have her here," he announced, pushing past Penn, but he could barely budge him.