Maximus:
"Norman, when Emt loses his mind, he does forget everyone, but there’s a pattern. He doesn’t write things hastily. He usually records everything in his books. Even when he’s not well, he writes in his diaries in a very professional and organized way. And let’s not forget—his bedroom is never locked. Anyone can get access to it."
I watched Norman’s eyes widen.
"Did you check the footage across the passageway?" he asked.
Now he was finally getting to where I was.
"I did. And guess what? It’s gone."
Norman’s eyes widened even more. At this point, it was almost certain that soone had tampered with Emt, and because of the curse that made him forget, he couldn’t defend himself.
"Emt didn’t push Helanie," Norman said, almost declaring it before waiting for any more proof.
"I’m glad you concluded that on your own. I didn’t want to say it and upset you myself. But now that you’ve said it, that’s what I think too. And since everybody has access to his room, I’m pretty sure soone ssed with him. But who? We need to find that person," I said, watching Norman finally look alive.
After everything that had happened, he had seed defeated. This was the first ti I saw him co back to life.
Since Norman had always been there for us and had helped us whenever we were low, I decided to take it upon myself to help my brothers this ti. They had done too much for to not to be there when they were in trouble. It was my ti to take care of them.
"I’m waiting for the footage."
As soon as I spoke again, we heard screaming from inside the mansion. Our eyes t, and his heart probably skipped a beat just like mine. The way we jumped up and rushed inside showed that we both knew sothing bad had happened.
Once inside, we ca face to face with a broken daughter. Charlotte was devastated. Her hands gripped her hair while she looked around the living room.
"No, no, no, no, no, this is not true!" she scread, crying hysterically, while my father stood beside her, watching her spiral.
"Did you hear what he said?" she asked, turning to and pointing at my father. "They’re saying the Zharns attacked my mother and killed her."
She started to speak again, a small smile on her lips, as if trying to convince herself it was a bad joke.
"But that can’t be. My mother always goes to stay with her friend and then cos back. She never goes away forever."
I could tell she was struggling to keep herself together. I didn’t bla her. It was devastating news, and none of us could say a word.
"Charlotte, unfortunately, your mother died two days ago," Father said.
She dropped to her knees, crying and hugging herself.
As if the shocks we were already receiving weren’t intense enough, Kayd arrived with Emt and Azura. Kaye was carrying the bags, at least his own, and I could tell that Emt was carrying Azura’s.
Although I wanted to go and hug Emt, to let him know that I knew sothing was wrong with him, sothing he couldn’t control, sothing that made him seem evil, I couldn’t. My attention went back to Charlotte, who was devastated, crying hysterically. My wolf also started to feel a little sad for her.
That was when I announced to everyone who had just co in that Emma had passed away.
"But how?" Emt asked, stepping forward.
"She was killed by the Zharns two days ago. Nobody knew she had been lying dead in the woods for that long," I explained.
I could understand why Charlotte was so broken. I had known the two of them for a while, and I knew how much her mother had wanted her to be with . I knew she had felt the mate bond with , and she was going to be accepted and marked too.
Her mother was gone. And the fact that we had sat and enjoyed a dinner while her body was rotting alone in the woods, that was probably what was hurting Charlotte the most.
"Maximus, go help your mate," Emt said.
Everyone turned to look at , except for Charlotte, who was crying non-stop. And then I rembered, I hadn’t told my father that I had felt the mate-bond with Charlotte.
"Wait, I thought you told that the bond you felt was a lie," my father said.
Then he seed to realize it was the wrong mont to bring that up while Charlotte was crying so much.
I stepped forward and knelt down. She instantly jumped on , hugging . She probably just wanted to comfort herself, and a mate’s embrace is the greatest comfort. With so hesitation, I wrapped my arms around her. I did feel bad for her.
At the sa ti, I saw my father walk behind , probably to speak to Emt.
"I’m glad you’re back," he said in a dry tone.
"I had to co back. It’s my ho, Dad," Emt replied.
"So much has happened. I’m left alone. She left without even saying a word to ."
I knew my father was hurting too. Ever since he returned and found out that she had left without him, I had seen him cry so many tis. He never once said she had deceived him by hiding his identity. I guessed we got that from our father. He was madly in love with her. He didn’t care. She could have been a crow, and he still would have loved her. But the circumstances were too harsh. They had to leave.
"My mom is gone. What am I going to do now?" she cried.
While I gently patted her back, I realized it was the right mont to let her know that she wouldn’t be left alone. We had already decided to accept our mates. Even though it made feel like I was betraying Helanie, I knew Helanie had agreed to it.
"Charlotte, you’re not going anywhere," I said, taking a deep breath.
"I’m going to accept you. I’m going to mark you."
As soon as I said that, she broke the hug and pulled away from .
"I don’t want your sympathy. I don’t want a pity mark," she said, crying.
"No, it’s not a pity mark. We decided last night, before we got this news." The mont I confird to her that I wasn’t doing it just because her mother died, she lunged at again and hugged . This ti, her arms were wrapped around even more tightly.
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