CHAPTER 646: 646-THE ONE WHO WANTS TO KILL ME

Helanie:

I stood before Emmet, my heart pounding hard. He looked so peaceful, even when he wasn’t. The minute he wakes up, it will be a storm. Norman and Maximus stood right next to their brother.

I leaned down and buried my face in his neck. Even though it had been so long since he could take care of himself and his needs, he still smelled amazing. His gentle breaths, his long eyelashes, his beautiful lips, everything about him was perfect. I opened my mouth and my lips touched his skin, tasting him before I pushed my canines into his neck. I felt a movement in his body, but it wasn’t very aggressive this time. He gently raised his hand and placed it on my back, still half asleep, and groaned softly.

I pierced deeper into his skin, feeling all the emotions from the time I thought I was going to marry him. I was so madly in love with him.

I closed my eyes and left a deeper mark on his neck before finally pulling out my canines. While still in his sleepy state, with his eyes closed, I watched him smile and whisper, "Helanie."

I just watched his face before gently touching his cheek. But I had no clue someone else had already started to suffer.

A scream from outside the cage and the rattling of chains made my heart sink in my chest. I turned my head to the side and saw Kaye glaring at me.

He looked so scary with his eyes narrowed at me. Even though he stayed in his human form, I could tell something was different by the way he was looking at me.

"Kaye, calm down," Maximus said while Norman stayed alert.

"Helanie, wake Emmet up so you can finish the marking," Norman said, and I saw Kaye turn to his brother before looking down. The next second, he raised his head again, but this time, he was looking at me with so much love.

"I feel fine. Don’t be scared of me," Kaye said, and Maximus started smiling. Even Norman looked a little relieved.

"Yeah, don’t worry. I’m fine," Kaye said again, and I smiled at him, until he added, "So now that I’m fine, why don’t you guys let me out?"

There was a slight change in his tone that made me realize he was faking it.

"No! He’s lying," I yelled from inside the cage, and Kaye’s expression changed instantly.

"She’s manipulating you guys. She knows I’m fine. She just wants to see me in pain," he grunted, completely different from how he would treat me if it wasn’t the curse speaking for him.

"Helanie, focus on Emmet—" Norman stopped talking as his body tensed up, staring behind me. I followed his gaze to Emmet and found him awake. His eyes were open, staring at me for a while.

He didn’t look hostile—until he started gulping hard and clenching his fists over and over again.

"Are you okay, Emmet?" I asked, stepping back to create some space between us. He raised his head and looked at me again, and I saw something familiar in his eyes.

"You marked me?" he asked with difficulty, touching his neck. "Come on, let me mark you." He looked out of it, but he still managed to say that much, just as he saw Kaye rattling the chains trying to break free.

I rushed over to Emmet, and when he wrapped his arm around my back and placed one hand behind my head, my heart skipped a beat.

I could stare into his eyes for years. I could feel his touch forever, if only that touch was really meant for me. He leaned in, and my eyes closed as his breath touched my skin. It was a sign he was closer than ever. His teeth began to pierce my skin, and as I winced a little, I felt his hand on the back of my head, gently petting me like he was trying to comfort me.

"Fucking let me go! You guys don’t get it. She’s a traitor! She shouldn’t be left alive!" Kaye yelled, his voice loud and angry. Every time he slammed the chains against the ground, my body shuddered in Emmet’s arms. The feeling of ecstasy started to rush through me as Emmet’s canines went deeper and deeper.

After a while, he finally marked me and pulled his head back from my neck. He stared into my eyes and then gently touched my cheek, making me look down shyly.

"I must mark him now." I could never raise my voice in front of him.

Emmet let go, and I stepped away, not really wanting to leave the cage yet. But I had to. However, the moment I turned around to face the door, his hand suddenly came from behind me and slammed it shut in my face with force.

"Ahh!" a gasp escaped my lips while I stared at Norman and Maximus. Even they looked shocked. Norman rushed over to the door to open it, while Maximus grabbed the sedatives, just in case. But the moment I turned back to Emmet, I saw that his eyes were focused on something else entirely.

"The chains," he said, pulling me back and away from the bars in one swift move. He spun me around and hugged me from behind, holding me tightly, either to keep me from leaving or to stop someone from getting close.

Now that I was facing outside the cage again, I saw what had made him pull me away. Kaye had nearly broken free from the chains and was ready to come after me.

Norman and Maximus followed his gaze and turned to see Kaye, who had now completely freed himself. He lunged at the cage, but Norman got in the way, pushing him back and making him crash onto the ground. But it didn’t stop him. He came back with even more strength, but this time, something else happened. Something we hoped we wouldn’t have to deal with, at least not tonight. Or maybe we had thought we’d have more time.

Maximus started shifting into his lycan form.

We thought we had time. But Kaye breaking free from his chains ruined everything.