Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 166

Chapter 166

It was something deeper. Something tender.

His gaze traced every inch of me like he was seeing me for the first time.

My breath caught when he reached for my thong, hooking his fingers around the

sides. He tugged it down agonizingly slow, and I felt the brush of his knuckles against my thighs as he removed it completely.

Then, my bra.

He unhooked it at my back and slid it away just as gently, his touch featherlight.

His hand came back to my face, tracing my cheek with the back of his fingers as he stared at me so intently that the sleep faded instantly.

"What do I do to keep you this happy, Kasmine?" He asked again, and a lump formed in my throat.

He'd asked me before, and I just laughed it off. But something about this moment and the way he said it now made my chest feel tight.

"Tell me, Mine. I loved how happy I saw you earlier today. I want to keep you that happy," He explained, his eyes peering into the depths of my soul.

life because of me again," I said, and he paused, a flicker of amusement in

to promise

"Yes.

dragged absently over my bottom lip, slow and thoughtful. "You know I don't make

that's what I want, Kes. If you ever want me to stay this

There was a long

barest hint of a smirk tugging at his

what you want..." he

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a promise? Or... Was that his own way

with excitement, needing to hear him say it again just to

drank me in. Then, unexpectedly, he smiled -a real smile, which was rare

around his neck, squeezing him into a hug before pulling away slightly and

me back with a tenderness that sent

my lips. "Let's

I could protest, he scooped me into his arms, carrying me into the bathroom as

made me smile as he shampooed my hair ever so gently, massaging my scalp as well as my shoulders, helping me

back resting on his chest. I melted into him, my body utterly spent, my mind drifting in the haze of his

time he finally wrapped me in a towel and carried me back to bed, I was too exhausted to do anything but

a towel, strode out of my room, and my heart almost fell because he hadn't said a word to me before leaving.