Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 133

Chapter 133

KASMINE.

"Miss? Miss? Are you okay?" A soft, feminine voice filtered into my haze. My eyelids fought me as I forced them open, squinting against the harsh strip lights above. My face was sticky with dried tears, and my throat felt like sandpaper.

“Uh.... Yeah..." I croaked, barely recognizing my own voice, my confusion colliding with panic. Where... Where was

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Oh, shit! I was still in the convenience. I sat on the floor and cried until I dozed off.

"Are you sure you are okay, ma'am?" The lady spoke again, and I took in her appearance. She was a janitor.

She stood a few feet away, mop in hand, her brow pulled together with concern. Her blue uniform looked like it. had seen too many shifts and not enough sleep, but her voice was kind and soft.

I didn't respond. I pushed myself off the floor, wobbling on unsteady legs, ignoring the way she instinctively. reached out like she thought I might faint again. I glanced at my phone.

Fifty-two minutes. I had been out cold for almost an hour.

Fuck

My legs jolted into action. I didn't even acknowledge the janitor as I stumbled past her. My heels clacked awkwardly on the floor as I all but ran out of the

convenience store, heart hammering like it was trying to punch its way out of my chest. 1

'Get out. Just get out. Go home. Go anywhere but here.'

I pushed through the glass doors of the venue and was immediately met with the roar of applause from inside the main hall.

My heart froze when

My heart froze when I saw Kester and June.

He was kissing her.

hand was on her

people even standing to cheer. Then she pulled back, giggling like the perfect fiancée, and held up her

her finger, catching the light and throwing it straight into my fucking face. My stomach lurched. I felt the bile rise up, acidic and hot.

hand, and scream, "He switched my birth control, you sick

her pretty little shoulders and shake her. Ask her if she knew what kind of monster she was smiling

just stood there. Shaking so hard I felt like my bones were trying

people laughed, wineglasses clinking as the music came back on.

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tears that had started falling again with rough swipes before turning and heading out of

more than five minutes when I saw Kester just ahead

kind of speed

his very presence and tried to walk past

asked, and my blood

Mine. I hated it now with

out. He had that familiar crease between his brows-concern, confusion, that same stupid calm he wore every time he tried

say

across the face. His head jerked to the side. My palm stung like hell, but I didn't

slowly turning back to face

How could you do that to me? You switched my birth control pills, Kester! What the hell is wrong with you?!" I stepped back, "You didn't even ask me. You took that choice from me. Do

flinch. His

asked in the calmest voice ever, like it was the most natural

My heart felt like it just cracked in

all you care about?" My voice broke. "You ruin me, and the only thing

is if your little plan

His

shook my head, bile creeping up my throat. "You're

again, as if he hadn't heard all I just

hard and looked away, too disgusted to

He stepped closer,

my direction," I spat, shaking my head. "You don't get

turned to walk away with my heart racing, but his hand shot out and gripped my wrist, "Are