Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 76

KESTER.

My chest kept constricting no matter how hard I tried to clear it out. I'd been at the convenience for a moment now, but I still didn't feel well enough to step out, even to face Kasmine. Not after how I had yelled at her.

I braced my hands against the sink, fingers curling against the cool porcelain as I stared at my reflection. My eyes were hooded from exhaustion and frustration. And a touch of guilt.

I had let the pressure, the fucking weight of everything, spill over onto her.

My reflection blurred as I closed my eyes.

"It's going to be fine."

I whispered the lie under my breath.

Repeated it.

Like some desperate fucking prayer.

But the words felt so empty and unreasurring. And no matter how many times I said them, they did nothing to stop the sinking feeling that I was losing control.

That I was already trapped.

I pushed the door open and stepped into the cabin but froze immediately.

She wasn't there.

The seat beside mine was empty, her blanket neatly folded. The reclining bed was untouched, and the champagne glass on the tray was still full. I felt a sharp prickle of panic.

Where the fuck was she?

My gaze swept the cabin. No sign of her. My pulse ticked up a notch as I turned toward the flight attendant stationed near the entrance.

"Where's Kasmine?"

The hostess blinked at me, momentarily taken aback, before offering a polite smile. "She walked out a few minutes ago, Alpha Kester."

Walked out?

The pulse at my temple throbbed. "Where to?"

"I believe she went to the economy section=”

I didn't wait for her to finish.

I was already moving.

My strides were extremely controlled, but rage burned my insides. Kasmine had

being in economy - where I wasn't with her to protect her. What

Wait. What the fuck?

I stepped into the economy section, I

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Sitting there.

Laughing.

lips, the one she always reserved for people she liked. And right beside her was a young man-early

On her bare thigh!

damn short I picked for her to wear because I liked it, and we would be staying in the first class cabin together, just the

not the same man I thought I saw her smile at while we were ready to board? Oh... I had seen

snapped, and

think.

The next, I was there, grabbing

gasped with eyes wide open, flinching before she even registered who had

cabin went silent as small chatters from passengers died down the moment they took in the sight before

But who fucking cares?

his seat immediately, straightening his posture before lowering his head in

but I did well ignoring him. My eyes were still

reason you just yanked her up like that? I mean...

glance. I knew when I'd answer. And when the time came, I

on

flickering behind

She wouldn't even dare.

to the bastard who would be

her away back

of her.

to face her ever so calmly, but the storm inside me

was that?" I asked her in an

fucking nerve to lift her chin with her eyes flashing

anger.

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embarrass me in that manner in front of everyone?" She had the

Fucking trembled. But I shoved

to push me. Always pressing on the nerves I fought

slowly. "Who

time, I spoke even

my anger was loud, it was

it was quiet?

shit I was in... The war I was fighting just so we could be together, she wouldn't push

throat bobbed. Her arms folded over her chest as if

ex, Elliot," she said, walking past me to

words were soft and quiet. But

Her ex?