Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 93

KASMINE.

Something was off.

June sat at the kitchen table, absentmindedly stirring the coffee in her cup, the spoon clinking against the ceramic in a slow, repetitive rhythm.

She wasn't drinking it.

She was just staring into the dark liquid, lost in her own thoughts.

"What's wrong?" I asked, leaning against the counter. "You don't look happy."

She sighed deep, heavy-before lifting the cup to her lips and taking a small sip. Then, slowly, she turned to face me.

"Kasmine..." She paused, looking at me.

gat

Something about how she looked at me made my stomach twist, and my palms feel suddenly too warm.

For a fleeting second, the worst possible thought crossed my mind.

Does she know what I and Kester did last night?

I swallowed, forcing myself to keep my expression neutral "Yes?"

She hesitated as if weighing her words. "Have you ever spoken to your brother about me? Even once?"

My stomach dropped, and that guilt I'd been trying so hard to bury came crawling back.

"I mean..." she continued, her fingers tightening around the cup. "After the last time we spoke?

I forced a quick nod. "Uhm... Yeah. Totally. I did."

I fucking lied.

And I wasn't even good at it

Since when did I become such a liar?

June studied me. Her gaze wasn't just casual curiosity-it was searching, picking

apart my words, my body language, and the slight twitch of my fingers on the counter.

Then she spoke again.

"Does he sleep in your room often?"

My heart jumped out of my mouth, and I watched it run out the door.

The breath in my lungs also vanished.

For a second, I forgot how to breathe.

The air in the kitchen suddenly felt too thick.

What was she implying?

Why did I feel like June knew something she shouldn't?

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My fingers clenched around the counter as I scrambled for answer.

Think, Kasmine. Think.

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"No. He doesn't," I said too quickly, too forced. "He... uh... shifted, one hand going to my waist, the other gripping the edge of the counter as I searched for the right words. “He does that when he's angry... Just to have some space.”

June didn't respond right away.

She just sat there, watching me. Not blinking or reacting. She was just processing

Damn

1. it.

"He gets angry too easily and way too often, I guess." she finally murmured, tilting her head slightly. "Because I've noticed he spends most of his nights in your room."

Another pause.

inhaled deeply as if

slammed against my ribs, pounding so hard I swore she could

This is bad.

Too bad.

find out about our

forcing a small, reassuring smile. "You don't have

She didn't look convinced.

she didn't push further,

phone?" I asked, eager to change the

it over to

needed to

was probably drowning in worry, trying to reach me on a phone that

stomach. At this point, it had washed me

raw

knew his

shaking slightly, I typed it into the

It's Kasmine. I'm sorry for not reaching out to you sooner.

and destroyed it. But I am fine and will

half a second before

"Thanks, June."

Just nodded,

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rest of the morning was... strange.

acted off-like she was seeing me for the first time. Her smiles were stiff, her responses slower, her

sent a ripple of discomfort down

sweet June 1 was used

she actually acting

I

want to bother him right now. He

calling me nonstop.

since I arrived in Maldives. I called twice, but she never answered, and neither

let it go to voicemail twice

bed, pressing

you have a daughter, huh?" I said making no effort to

her voice dripping with warmth. "Don't say that, baby. Mum

than I wanted her to be right now. Didn't she

you calling?" I asked, wishing she'd go straight to the point. I already knew this wasn't

eager-too damn fake-for this to be anything casual. There was certainly

to see how you're doing. Tell me, baby. Are you fine? How's your vacation going? Made

There it was.

That forced, syrupy sweetness.

fingers tightened around the phone. I couldn't help

was.

personal life.

lectures mothers give to their girl child-stay away from

get pregnant.

knew who my

am thankful for Kester's persistence in

mother, a savior, and a protector to me

job at parenting, too.

But Kester?

Kester wore the crown.

sarcasm. "Since when have you

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I am doing perfectly fine. Thanks

words landed because, for

like flipping a switch,

you'll understand why things

pack," she sighed dramatically, then added, "I am still Luna,

until Kester finally marries

statement slammed into me like a blow to the ribs,

I knew.

just knowing than

right to feel jealous... I kept

mate. He was just a

scoff. "Tell me about it," I muttered, rolling

my neck. A gift from Kester

news with you," she brushed off the topic as if it

"I knew it. Shoot."

is back in the country!" She sounded

blinked at the

Okay... and?

and Alpha Kade mention him

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empire spread

Wow.

I knew that