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.

be easy for him to look back at things and talk about them. Something traumatizing must have happened.” She defended Maynard once again. I was watch ing Maynard look at the

you speak up,” Lazlo interrupted, and

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 time they talked to Maynard, I saw Thiago‘s body shuddering. It must be a reminder of what we lost back in the

whisper broke my heart for her. She was over here fighting his battle,

said, Zander grasped Christina‘s hand and dragged her away, despite her

moment of silence, Maynard walked up

have many questions regarding my side of the story.” He started in a whisper, “Enya! I 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. If anyone here deserves to know the truth, it is you. I

I saw love in them for me. We have moved on from each other and possibly don‘t carry the same feelings and would never again. But

monster,” he continued to talk, “I will explain my side to each one of you just for the sake of Enya.” He then freed my hand and stepped back to inform the

him. He has a mate who is relying on him. Christina had stood beside him in thick

and soon we were on our way back to

prepared myself for every kind

Christina crying and

an

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

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 at Maynard with a smile of relief on her