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.

hadn't spent the better part of

And beside her?

supposed to be my father... Eating, Laughing.

My spine went right

room in a few long strides

turned her head, a smirk already curling

even met

morning to you too, sunshine” Her

I didn't acknowledge her.

Not even a glance.

She wasn't worth it.

my eyes on the man

"Explain."

One word. Flat, Cold.

coffee down carefully, "Karina has some

as ever. "She'll be staying here

I scoffed loudly.

arms over my chest. "Of course," I drawled. "Because nothing screams good decision-making like inviting a woman who 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 scratching at the door when you let her

jaw tightened. A flicker of irritation crossed his face, but it was gone before it

testing the word on my

mean like the kind of family who

sighed dramatically, tapping a manicured nail against her mug. "You

I am right here."

1 ignored her again.

won't be staying here," I

met mine, "This is still

Silence

Long, thick silence.

the conversation was already over. And with a casual sip of his coffee, he said the words that made my blood run

is also my

been bubbling under my skin finally

Amused. Poisoned

pushed off the chair, straightening to my full height, my gaze sweeping over

with something between pity

and disbelief.

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a fool, old

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 out before she even had the chance to finish

no. Where is the fun

had just made things easier for me. Brought my plans Hight to

And Karina?

drenched in self-importance, to see the noose tightening around

strode to the wine bar where I knew Karina would be at the moment. There was just a thin line separating her from

had a relationship with alcohol-one that teetered on