Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 201

Chapter 201

She hesitated, then shook her head. "Go on in and have a shower, sweetheart." She kissed my cheek, "You must be exhausted."

I knew Jorja. She'll never talk about it unless she wants to. So, there was no point pushing my luck. I had somewhere important to be.

Promising myself I'd get it out of her later, I turned toward the stairs, shrugging off my suit jacket as I went. The house felt stifling.

It felt unusually hot tonight.

As I reached her door, I hesitated, my hand hovering just above the handle, contemplating if I should knock or just push the door open as carefully as I could, just in case she was

asleep.

It would be better if she was asleep. I'd be able to see her without having to talk to her.

I knew I wasn't ready to see her just yet, but the pull was stronger than reason. Carefully, I turned the handle, easing the door open just enough to see inside.

The room was empty.

Lights off. Bed untouched. Everything neat and organized

There was no sign of anyone in the room.

Where the fuck was she?

I shoved the door open with more force than necessary, stepping inside, my pulse already picking up.

"Kasmine?"

Nothing.

1 stalked toward the bed, scanning the room for any sign that she'd just stepped out for a moment. Her shoes weren't by the door. No worn clothes were tossed over the chair. No discarded book on the

nightstand.

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the more that uneasy feeling morphed

as I spun toward the bathroom, yanking the door

Empty.

"Fuck."

ran a hand through my hair, the first sting of real

from my pocket and dialed, but

My

line as I swiped over to the tracking app and opened it. Without waiting for the app to load, I was already taking long, furious strides out of

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the stairs, I

"Mum?"

at the urgency of my tone, her fingers twisting together in her lap. The

"Where's Kasmine?"

to make my blood. churn. I didn't wait

swiped fast over my screen, tapping into the tracking app

dot blinked onto

She was not here.

in. My breath locked in

She was at Velarié.

ached. I barely heard

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went out for dinner,"

lifted my head sharply, eyes narrowing on

"With who?"

Jorja hesitated again.

closer, my patience wearing

She exhaled. "Jaden."

Everything stopped.

the air from the room in one sharp pull, leaving nothing but silence and the violent drum of my heartbeat in

Jaden.

even standing in front of my mother anymore. I was back in that old

much from me, all because I told him

very fresh in my memory. And to make matters worse, my parents had told me they had betrothed Kasmine to

have her, even in

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