Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 117

Chapter 117

KESTER.

I went for a run. Something I hadn't done outside the confines of my home gym in

a long time. But today, it felt like the whole house was closing in on me, and I needed a breath of fresh air.

I ran until my lungs burned, until the early morning air felt like razor against my skin, until the world blurred into nothing.

Two days.

Forty-eight fucking hours.

And Kasmine hadn't stepped foot outside her room, neither had she opened the door for me or anyone else aside from her favorite maid who takes her meals to her and comes out with them untouched.

I was losing my mind.

It was just five more days until I was shackled to an engagement I didn't even want, and I wasn't even prepared for it.

When Kasmine barged into my room and found me and June in that awkward

position, I heard her saying something about picking a date. She must have come across the whole engagement thing on social media, all thanks to June.

If only she'd let me explain myself, she'd see that it's all just a big

misunderstanding.

I pushed the door open and stopped in my tracks when I heard familiar voices coming from the dining area.

The fuck?

They were actually laughing?

Just when I thought my morning couldn't get any worse after finding out that an important document containing our acquisition proposal for my investors for the acquisition of the Elvric systems - One of the best multi-million Dollar artificial intelligence that would boost my technologies and gadgets for a better user experience has been leaked to Kex.

How did it happen when I already had the one person I suspected in my basement?

I didn't want to believe I had more moles in my company than one. It would hurt my intelligence and pride.

I had to deal with that later today.

As I stepped into the living room, I turned in the direction of the voices, and to my greatest disappointment, I saw Karina having breakfast in my fucking house.

A laugh almost slipped out.

Not because anything about this was funny, No.

But because there was something so perfectly absurd about walking into my own house and finding her sitting at my dining table, sipping coffee like it was her birthright.

better part of

And beside her?

was supposed to be my father... Eating, Laughing. Sharing whatever sick joke they found

My spine went right

in a few long strides and stopped

first to notice. She turned her head, a smirk already curling

she even met my

good morning to you too, sunshine” Her

I didn't acknowledge her.

Not even a glance.

She wasn't worth it.

I fixed my eyes on

"Explain."

One word. Flat, Cold.

down carefully, "Karina has some

be staying here for a little

I scoffed loudly.

has been fighting for my Alpha position into the pack. Into this house." My eyes locked onto him. "Tell me, did you personally send her an invitation, or was she already

crossed his face, but it was gone before it could settle.

I repeated, testing the word on my tongue, and sincerely,

of family

tapping a manicured nail against

I am right here."

1 ignored her again.

be staying here,"

"This is still my

Silence

Long, thick silence.

the conversation was already over. And with a casual sip of his coffee, he said

is also my

that had been bubbling under my skin finally

Poisoned

my full height, my gaze

with something between pity

and disbelief.

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are a fool, old

ounce of an idea of what was come for his beloved daughter. I hard all it takes to get her out of this house. I could have snapped my fingers and had her dragged

is the

Hight to my doorstep, wrapped in

And Karina?

arrogance, too drenched in self-importance, to see

bar where I knew Karina would be at the moment. There

had a relationship with alcohol-one that teetered on the