Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

KASMINE.

I searched his eyes for any form of understanding, but there was none. All I saw was a cold, unfeeling man. It felt like I was standing before a stranger... Someone who fed on control.

"Kester!" My voice cracked, raw with desperation, as I tried to twist out of his iron grip. It was useless. He didn't even flinch, his smirk widening as he watched my futile struggle. His calm, collected demeanor only made my panic worse.

"I'll do anything you want. I swear. Just let me go," I cried.

Tears rolled down my eyes.

He tilted his head, "Anything?" He asked so casually, and I nodded frantically, my mind

spinning.

"I'll never miss work again," I choked out, the words tumbling over one another in my desperation. "I'll never disobey you, Kester. I'll do your laundry. I'll cook for you... I'll do anything... anything. Please. Just don't do this to me."

Tears streaked my face, my chest heaving with sobs. The thought of my mother seeing me like this, of her finding out what was happening, shattered me. She would be devastated if she ever saw me with a man, let alone my stepbrother. It'll break her poor heart. She would never forgive me.

"Anything..." he murmured, his gaze a bit distant as if lost in his thoughts.

"Yes. Yes." I whispered.

I heard my mum opening Kester's room and calling out his name. My room would be next, and she was just too close to opening my door.

"I noticed you've been locking your door a lot lately," he said, his tone casual, but

his eyes told a different story. They pinned me in place as his fingers traced a lazy path down my cheek, "I don't think you'd want to lock it tonight. Would you, Kasmine?"

My throat closed, my breath catching.

"I-" My voice faltered.

didn't expect him to

'Kasmine, keep your door

terrified me. I didn't think it was

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he whispered, "What happens if you lock it? Hmm?

the things I had seen in his room two days ago. It was my own little way of shielding myself

"Kester..."

don't have an agreement, then," He said and dipped his head to kiss me, but I nodded

replied in a hurry, my eyes darting from him to the door,

knock I anticipated came. I

mum called as she attempted to open

swear to you, I'll keep

the intensity in his eyes making my skin prickle. "See you tonight, then," He added softly. But why did his words sound

her," he said, his voice low and amused as he picked up his jacket heading towards the bathroom, "Wouldn't want her to worry

at me. "And don't forget, we still have work today. I'll wait in here as long as you need," he said with a wink before disappearing inside,

It was simple: 'Get her

knock came a second time. "Kasmine? Are

out, "Yes, Mom. I'm coming." I cleared my throat, securing my towel properly around my chest. But as I stepped away from the wall with my legs unsteady, Kester's words kept haunting me, reminding me of the chaos he'd

my lips hastily, trying to erase any evidence of what

calm my obviously trembling hands, I unlocked the door

hoping I acted it out properly. "How? I

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