Tasting All My Mates

254-Killed My Brother

We walked out of the woods in defeat. Thiago must be worried about one of my mates not being able to mark me, but I somewhat felt at ease.

The moment I hit the road, I found Lazlo and Zander arguing about something. I thought they would be done by now. But it wasn‘t until I saw Maynard and Christina that I realized what was going on. Zander wasn‘t arguing with Lazlo this time. Lazlo was holding him back from at tacking Maynard.

“You cannot interrupt me. I need to know it from his mouth.” Christina yelled at her brother for stopping her from talking to her mate.

“He is a fucking murderer and a rapist. I don‘t understand why you desperately want to give him a chance,” Zander yelled as he freed himself from Lazlo‘s grasp.

“Because that‘s the right thing to do. I need to know his side of the story,” she screamed at her brother in tears. I never really thought she was this much in love with Maynard.

Maynard closed his eyes and sighed. He stared at me as he opened them again.

“And what makes you think he has a side?” Zander scoffed, taunting Maynard for staying silent for so long.

“Everybody has a side,” Christina stopped screaming and murmured, a stream of tears drenching her cheeks..

“And they tell their side. They don‘t run away from it.” Zander, who was already angry about not being able to mark me, yelled back at his sister.

things and talk about them. Something traumatizing must have happened.” She defended Maynard once again. I was watch ing Maynard look at

it is time you speak up,” Lazlo

gets accused of such a disgusting act of crime, they would be yelling at the top of their lungs, trying to prove their innocence, but he is doing none of that,” Zander sided with Lazlo. The two were on the same page. I get it. Thiago hadn‘t said a word, but every

your side.” Christina‘s whisper broke my heart for her. She was over here fighting his battle, and he didn‘t even give a

where to find us.” With that being said, Zander grasped Christina‘s hand and dragged her away, despite her attempts to call for Maynard. Who hadn‘t even moved a muscle this

brief moment of silence, Maynard walked up to

am aware of your loss. I am aware of your feelings, and it kills me that I became the rea son behind the agonizing pain you are in, even when I tried everything in my power to be the one who hurts you. I wanted to break the mate bond with you so that I could keep you safe from my mother‘s madness.

in them for me. We have moved on from each other and possibly don‘t carry the same feelings and would

monster,” he continued to talk, “I will explain my side to each one of you just for the sake of Enya.” He

to our room and discuss it there. Christina also deserves to know the truth,” Thiago reminded him. He has a mate who

his head, and soon we were on

for every

Christina crying and

are an idiot,” he

scoffed. “Back off!” he added as he pushed Zander away from Christina. He was literally in her face and making her tremble. I didn‘t understand how the whole dynamic changed between them. She was the one controlling him and poisoning him. Did my acceptance make him stronger

just say the entire issue is going to be resolved now that Maynard has decided to tell us the truth,” Lazlo then informed them. Christina uncovered her face from her hands and stared