Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates
Chapter 621-No Affection

Chapter 621: 621-No Affection

Helanie:

I walked over to their bedrooms in pain and waited outside awkwardly. I didn’t know how to talk to them. And I didn’t even know where they were.

"Last night was such a chance, but you screwed it up. You don’t value it when someone comes to help. You have to beg for it or you won’t be satisfied," Cora taunted me, and I rolled my eyes at her.

"I didn’t know Norman was in pain last night," I hissed.

"But you knew your mates were in pain," she reminded me, and I started shaking my head.

"What if Norman had two mates? Would it have been okay for him to go sleep with her if she was in pain?" Now that I flipped the situation, she didn’t have an answer or so I thought.

"Yes, if you had allowed it like Norman allowed," she said, making me grumpily scoff at her.

I heard some noises from downstairs, so I knew someone was watching TV. Norman had made it clear he’d be out in the woods, so it had to be one of my mates. Once I reached the living room, I saw Maximus with the TV on in the background while he held his phone.

"What?" Maximus asked in a loud and annoyed tone, shrugging his shoulders while lying on the couch. He had one leg bent over the other, shaking it while watching a video on his phone.

I didn’t know how to ask him if he was in pain. It didn’t seem like he was. He looked so relaxed. And then there was me, feeling excruciating pain.

"Where is Kaye?" I asked, deciding I’d rather talk to him since Maximus was acting up.

"He’ll be around somewhere. Go find him. I’m not his assistant, I don’t know what he’s doing on a quiet night," he said, making my ears perk up.

So he really wasn’t in pain?

Before I could walk past him to look for Kaye, I saw Kaye walk in with food bags.

"I asked you to order—what took you so long?" Maximus asked him, sitting up and rubbing his hands. However, I noticed his veins were literally ready to pop out.

Kaye seemed to be clenching his jaw a lot too.

"Didn’t want the delivery driver to get ambushed by the Zharns, so I went out to get the food myself," Kaye answered before slowly turning to acknowledge me.

"You want some?" he asked, then looked down again.

They started to unpack the food, looking completely unbothered.

"Am I the only one in pain tonight?" I’d had enough, so I asked in a loud voice.

"Seems like karma to me," Maximus muttered, holding a chicken wing and examining it like he’d never seen one before.

"Or you need our help?" Kaye asked, sounding cocky.

"Stop talking nonsense," I hissed, clenching my fists.

"Oh, so what are you here for?" Maximus asked. The two of them looked so smug that they were driving me crazy.

"Norman feels our pain too. He feels my pain and yours—," I started to say, when Maximus grunted and slammed his hand on the table.

"Oh! So you’re here because your husband is suffering, and now suddenly you’re in front of us," Maximus bitterly grunted, his narrowed eyes scaring me for a brief moment.

"Well, we would’ve done it for our brother, but since it’s you, we’re not really feeling it," Kaye added, and I closed my eyes, grunting inwardly.

How dare they!

"I’m not here to ask you to sleep with me. I was just wondering if you guys are also in pain," I spoke softly but firmly. I was lying. I *was* here for something else, but I guess they were right. They had every right to show me attitude.

"Nope! Luckily, we’re fine," Maximus frowned in confusion for a moment before shrugging happily.

"The Moon Goddess knew our intentions were pure and accepting last night. But you defied her," Kaye commented with a shrug, licking his spoon while locking eyes with me in a deadly stare.

I suddenly felt a strange urge to get closer to them. To lick something else, but I looked away and started breathing heavily.

"I’ll be in my room then," I managed to say, even though it was hard to speak as I watched Maximus unbutton his shirt while still eating.

"Stop it!" I yelled once I couldn’t take their teasing anymore. The two shared a glance and then started laughing.

"We’re not doing anything, darling. I was just feeling hot, so I thought—," Maximus got up and took off his shirt, tossing it over my head before sitting down again, "why not?" he added in a husky tone.

"I know you two are angry with me, and I’m not saying I don’t deserve it. Yesterday, I was being selfish, but I didn’t want to hurt Norman, who couldn’t bear to see me with you two," I stomped my foot, my lips trembling as the two made it so difficult for me.

"Okay! We understand. Now what?" Maximus continued, making my jaw drop. They were being so cruel.

"Nothing!" I said, turning around to leave when I heard them whisper something.

"We’ll do it for the sake of our brother," Kaye spoke up. I turned around and watched Maximus nod his head.

"I guess now we all have a shared interest, helping Norman with his pain," Maximus agreed. I don’t know why it hurt so much that they seemed to be over me when I had been giving them zero attention.

I was breathing heavily now as the two got up from the couch. Kaye cleared the table in a second while Maximus kept staring at me.

"But as we do this, we’ll make some rules," Maximus said, walking over to me. I suddenly felt small when he approached me with confidence.

"No kisses, no love, and no affection," Maximus leaned down, bringing his face close to mine, whispering while his fresh breath fanned my lips. Then I heard Kaye whisper from behind, into my ear:

"And you won’t beg for more because we’re sure you will."