Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 167

Chapter 167

KESTER.

I closed the door as carefully as possible so as not to wake Kasmine up. She was still sound asleep, her body curled beneath the covers, lost in the kind of deep rest only I could give her. I wasn't about to disturb that.

We were supposed to go scuba diving today, but after last night, I wasn't sure she'd have the energy for it. Maybe we'd take the day off and stick to something easier-like the bonfire at the villa tonight. She'd love that.

For now, I had other things to deal with.

I strode to my room, my mind already shifting into work mode. A shower first-then emails. I knew there'd be a flood of them waiting for me, along with the hundreds of messages from my father that I'd purposely ignored yesterday.

I'd deal with him later.

The moment the hot water hit my skin, tension melted from my muscles. I let it run over me, closing my eyes for just a second longer than necessary, letting my mind drift. It had been a long time since I felt this-contentment.

Not peace. Not exactly. But something close. Something I only ever felt when Kasmine

was with me.

After my bath, I stepped out, letting the cool air hit my skin. I toweled off, applied lotion, and pulled on my usual-sweatpants and a black singlet, an easy go-to.

As I reached for my laptop, my gaze caught on the tattoo on my arm.

A slow smile stretched across my lips.

Mine.

Every time I looked at it, it reminded me of her-of what she meant to me, of how deeply she was etched into me. Even when she wasn't physically by my side, she was here.

Getting these tattoos was the best decision I'd made in a long time.

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moment, I stood by the window, soaking in the warmth of the morning

I opened my

just like that,

Thirty-four emails.

My jaw tensed.

with a flick of

Forty-eight

voicemails.

What the fuck?

fire? Had the world ended

stared at

my emails first.

top. My eyes skimmed through the message, irritation shifting into something

in

"I don't know what

suppliers in Scotland

out. We were already struggling with Belinzo prioritizing Valor

They won't return my calls. Neither will Bexley Shipping.

It was supposed to be ours. Instead, it's been redirected to Valor

we don't act fast, our Scotland branch will go under. We're already bleeding

Another quarter

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operations.

to make Belinzo hurt for this. Tell

felt my heart

Fuck!

biting more than he

They were cutting us off completely.

suppliers, not