Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 186

Chapter 186

KESTER.

"Leave us," I said to Lance, James, and Dylan.

They hesitated for a fraction of a second-perhaps debating whether it was wise to leave me alone with her. But one deathly look from me sent them moving. The door clicked shut behind them.

I leaned back, studying her as she moved with that aura about her-the kind that suggested she belonged anywhere she pleased.

She sat down.

Bold of her.

I hadn't even offered her a seat.

"It's been a while," she mused, tilting her head just slightly, her gaze raking over me. "You've grown into a fine young man, Kester."

Her voice was smooth, like fine silk wrapped around a blade.

Her short, blonde hair still looked as silky as I remembered, only, this time, it was more well taken care of. Because the last time I had that hair wrapped in my hands, it took a good number of able-bodied men to tear her away from my grip. I left it in a mess.

"Good thing you've had your hair fixed, Karina," I murmured, my tone as empty as my patience, “I see your hair isn't the only thing you've fixed. Your audacity is back in perfect

condition as well."

"There isn't a single thing money can not fix, little brother," She replied smoothly. Little brother.

The words grated like rusted steel against my ears.

I wasn't little.

I wasn't her brother.

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She was my father's bastard. A stain on our family. Born two years before me to

the whore who had poisoned my parents' marriage beyond repair.

I hated her with every fiber of my being. She was as cunning and soulless as the

woman

who birthed her.

thought I'd see you after the last time we met," I emphasized the last word,. relishing the look of anger on her face. "Too bad people don't

That same serpent's smile I remembered from years ago, the kind that

room, waiting to

I wasn't seventeen

seem surprised to see me," she said in a deceptively light

reunion

allowed a slow smirk to curl my lips.

fingers toyed with the buttons of her blazer. "I was under

mouth twitched, but she

tried to make

with rage, your hands wrapped around my throat, the other

She tapped a finger to her lips,

My jaw clenched.

to her like it

she should never have been born. That

do what my

-erase her.

And I had tried.

I could finish what

vanished.

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Until now.

and smooth. "But then again, I suppose you would. Dying tends to

Kester, Kester," she tsked, leaning forward. "Still the same cruel little boy, aren't you? I also heard you

psychiatry."

Fuck.

my demons

when she was the one who always, always pushed me. Although I knew I had a terrible temper, it

even before she had the chance to

my pack.

tilted my head, ignoring her insults, "And you're still the same manipulative bitch

dragging over the room like she was claiming it with just her presence. "I barely made it out that night. I had to crawl my

I said nothing.

now," she continued, dragging her fingers along the

a word. I watched her make

council has already started the process, Kester. The pack has spoken. They're ready for an