Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 131

Chapter 131

KASMINE

I was equal parts disappointed and happy.

I opened it.

Jake:

"Hey, babe. Noticed something weird in my system. Same bug showed up on yours, too, two weeks ago, remember? I think it might've spread from Kester's since they are all in the same proximity. All three systems were on the same network recently, also. Mind if I check his, too? Might be safer that way."

I blinked at the message. Then blinked again, because... what?

First off, what the fuck was he doing at the office? It was past eight PM on a Saturday.

Me: "Jake, what are you doing at work? It's a Saturday night"

My thumb hovered over the screen as I added another message.

"Also... what do you mean by 'same proximity'?"

I pressed send and leaned against the marble sink counter, exhaling slowly.

The phone buzzed again.

Jake:

"I forgot my wallet in the office yesterday. Came to pick it up and decided to run a couple of quick checks on the system. My antivirus flagged something weird. I remembered your PC lagging earlier this week, so I did a little digging. I think the bug is on Kester's, too. Could've been transferred through our shared cloud drive or internal

server."

1 squinted. Cloud drive? Internal server? My brain wasn't processing the tech lingo. Not with the dull throbbing in my head and the sour taste still clinging to my tongue.

I typed slower this time.

Me:

an issue on Kester's PC, why not just ask him

staring at my reflection in the mirror. My skin looked too pale, and my lashes were slightly wilted. I

The phone buzzed again.

Jake:

to help. This isn't about privacy-it's about security. The system's been acting off, and I figured should do the right thing before it

I hesitated

was the nosy type when came to systems and programs. He once sat through three straight hours debugging my laptop just because

it

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tired to argue

to me a couple of weeks back to d******d something for him when he was out

I sighed.

Me:

"Fine. It's 'Kasmine$21""

a moment before they vanished. No reply yet.

Me:

fix whatever and log

needed right now was

was snooping around in his

could get through this night with my

and was ready to leave when the door

1. me.

spun around, hand instinctively flying

It was him.

Kester.

stood in the doorway of the ladies' restroom like a man unbothered by rules, boundaries, or the

it a hundred times. His jaw clenched tight, a muscle ticking

hitch-wild, glassy, blazing

the hell he was doing in here-or why he looked like the world was crumbling around him-he stormed toward

me... One large palm at the side of my neck, the other cupping my cheek, fingers splayed against my jaw. His touch was fevered. The scent of his cologne-dark wood and citrus and sin-wrapped

noose.

searched mine for

he kissed