Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 147

Chapter 149

hapter 149

KASMINE.

We had to move. There was a tightening in my gut and a pull of dread that refused to loosen.

I didn't trust Kester. Perhaps he must have followed us last night without us

knowing. Or he even had someone do the following. Maybe that was how he got to know our location.

We had left as soon as Jake returned from getting me some new clothes, a toothbrush, toiletries, and little thoughtful things he knew I'd be needing that made me want to cry because he knew without being told.

See why I had to love Jake? He was gentle in ways I didn't know I craved. Attentive in moments most people would overlook. He was so kind, loving and caring.

The new motel was small, almost tucked away from the world, sitting quietly on the edge of nowhere, and it was really far from the previous one.

Since we moved here, I felt more at peace. It was almost seven PM, and there have been no calls or

Kester yet.

Good.

texts from

I shifted beneath the thin motel sheets and winced. My body no longer felt like my own. I was cold and achy. My limbs were heavy like I'd been stitched together with lead. The pressure in my head was building, and my stomach twisted with a cocktail of nausea and hunger.

God, I needed help. Real help. A doctor. A hospital. Something stronger than Jake's kindness and this four-wall cocoon we were hiding in.

“Jake?” I murmured, propping myself up on my elbows. The room tilted slightly. My throat was dry, and my skin felt too tight for my bones.

He didn't answer immediately.

“Uh... yeah, babe," he finally said with his voice far off and his eyes still glued to the phone screen while his thumb froze mid-scroll.

He'd been like that since last night. Completely absorbed in whatever was on that phone-his body here, but his mind... somewhere else.

He hadn't touched me. He barely even offered a smile. Hadn't even looked me in the eye for more than a second. And that hurt more than I was ready to admit.

And worst of it all, he seemed... Troubled?

nothing. Maybe he just had some personal stuff to deal with. Maybe... Maybe I just need rest? Food? Medication? Warmth? God, the

crying already. I was at the peak of

on your phone all night and all day," I asked

little too quickly, like he was guilty. "It's nothing Just-personal stuff” He tried to smile, but the comers of his mouth barely twitched. I saw

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was tense. I

day. Talk to me," I sat up and leaned forward, the room spinning just slightly again. “Are you in some

was clenched, and his fingers curled

something. And

What would you like to eat?" He

of subject. I just reached for my phone

little. The

notification. A news

I saw one

Karina Wes Karmen was

Team during a

raid.

ignoring the pounding in

said slowly, "she was taken by the

finally turned to look at me with furrowed brows as he reached

under his breath. "That's... that's

was something in his voice that wasn't shock

him. "Why is it bad?" I asked softly.

carme as a relief for reasons

his breath. Although I didn't quite hear him,

more like her arrest opening up a

to clarify what he meant, he spoke again, "Did you know Alpha Kester

made my

anyone down. One hundred fifty million was fair compared to what I know Kester

of.

was narrating,

him like I didn't know him. "Jake... If it's still a secret, how did you

look at me. "I have a source," he said too quickly, as if he had just realized he had said something he shouldn't say. "Reliable. Very close to this whole

behind my ribs. "What kind of source?" I asked. "You're not even a part

hesitated just for a breath and then gave a nervous chuckle. “Babe, please. I have friends

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