Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates
Chapter 702-Not A Pure Werewolf

Chapter 702: 702-Not A Pure Werewolf

Helanie:

I heard Jenny scream and run toward the edge of the deck. I followed her and all the other students did too. The trainers, at this point, were in their rooms, so it would take a while before they came.

"I’ll go and tell them," Gavin said, rushing back toward where our professors’ rooms were.

At the same time, I began to notice something.

"Oh no," I uttered. The water was already pulling, but then black circles started forming around him.

"Those are sharks!" one of the girls screamed.

"Oh my Goddess! one of us is going to be eaten by a shark!" Lucy yelled very dramatically. I grunted at her but couldn’t shut her down because we did not have time to focus on some crazy one.

Even though Lamar could swim, I could tell he was struggling. That’s when I had to make a tough decision. I couldn’t let my friend die.

"Helanie, no!" I heard Norman scream as he rushed down the stairs. I shook my head, ran to the edge, and climbed over. I felt Penn grab my hand, but I pulled free and jumped straight into the water, right where Lamar was.

Moments later, I heard more splashes, that’s when I knew others had jumped in too. Norman, Emmet, Kaye, and Maximus, all four of them were now in the water with me. I looked around and saw Lamar. He was trying to swim, but the current was so strong it made it hard for any of us to move.

Norman, Emmet, Kaye, and Maximus were stronger than the rest of us, so they managed to swim toward him. That’s when a shark swam past the rest, grazing Norman’s arm. I almost screamed. Then I watched another shark come to Emmet.

Something surged in me. There were too many sharks. There was no way any of us were getting out alive. None of us could shift or use our wolf powers in the water.

And that’s when I remembered something Kesha had said,

"Are you powerful enough to fight a water monster?"

Something flipped inside me. I felt my body move, almost without my knowledge or my permission. My muscles started to ache. Time seemed to stop.

At first, I thought the pain would tear me apart. My legs burned, twisted, and shimmered under the water. I gasped, but no sound came out, only bubbles. It felt like the ocean was wrapping around me, pulling me close, like it had been waiting for me all along.

And then something changed.

The pain melted into warmth. A strange, glowing energy filled my body. My skin tingled. My legs weren’t legs anymore. They were one, replaced with smooth, strong tail with shining scales that glowed silver and red.

I felt lighter. Freer. My hair floated around me like silk, and I could hear the water singing a melody I knew

My heart wasn’t racing in fear anymore. It was steady and calm. I was no longer fighting the water. I was part of it. I looked down and saw the tail, my tail, swaying gently behind me.

I wasn’t drowning.

I was transforming.

I was becoming who I truly was.

A mermaid.

And for the first time in my life, I felt strong.There was no time for shock. I had to act quickly.

I swam through the water, moving between my mates and Lamar, and then I stopped. As I pulled my arms apart, the water responded. Waves formed and surged outward, crashing into the sharks. They backed off.

Then I noticed something strange, they were listening to me. I locked eyes with one of them, then moved my hands slowly, motioning for them to swim away. And they did. Almost like they were obeying me.

As the sharks disappeared into the deep, I turned to look at my mates. The look in their eyes was pure shock. My scales were so bright they reflected shimmering lights across their faces, almost three different colors, dancing across the water. I could feel it too, my whole body was glowing, radiating light like the ocean had lit a fire inside me.

But that’s the last thing I remember before my vision blurred and I started to lose my consciousness.

And just before everything went dark, I saw all four of my mates, and Lamar swimming toward me, calling out, trying to reach me.

"All hail the Queen of Arthendel."

I heard the chanting over and over again, echoing around me.

When I opened my eyes, I found myself sitting on a beach, surrounded by unfamiliar faces. Their features were blurred, but deep down, I knew who they were.

I tried to stand, but I couldn’t. My body felt heavy, and I could only sit.

That’s when I noticed my mermaid tail. Long, elegant, covered in glistening scales. My hair was platinum blonde but they were so long that I could not see the end of them, and even my hands shimmered with light.

I looked up at the sun shining directly on me, almost like it was welcoming me back.

"Our Queen is back. Our Queen is finally here," one of the men said, bowing low.

"I don’t understand," I whispered, watching the crowd gather around me and lower themselves to the ground.

Then, through the foggy air, a massive ship emerged on the horizon, weathered sails billowing like something out of another time.

"See? Our Queen is back. We will once again become a land, a community, a people who deserve to live," one of them said.

"Helanie, are you okay? Helanie, wake up."

Suddenly, the dream began to fade? Or was it a dream?

I slowly opened my eyes to find myself soaking wet. I wasn’t in my room. I saw Norman’s bag by the wall, and that’s when I realized he had brought me to his room.

My friends were nearby, checking on me with worry in their eyes. The brothers stood off in the corner, pale and shaken, like they’d seen a ghost but were trying to hold it together. Lamar was quiet too, his lips pressed tightly like he was hiding something from me.

And then it all came back to me.

Everything.

I was a fucking werewolf.

And a fucking mermaid.