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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longer I stood there, the more

I spun toward the bathroom, yanking the

Empty.

"Fuck."

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

pocket and dialed, but it went straight to

My

line as I swiped over to the tracking app and opened it. Without waiting for the app

TOOM.

time I hit the stairs,

"Mum?"

twisting together in her lap.

"Where's Kasmine?"

was enough to make

fast over my screen, tapping into the tracking app before the thought even fully formed in my

small, pulsing dot

She was not here.

My breath locked

She was at Velarié.

ached.

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for dinner,"

my head sharply, eyes narrowing on her. The nerves were all over her

"With who?"

Jorja hesitated again.

my patience wearing razor-thin.

She exhaled. "Jaden."

Everything stopped.

all the air from the room in one sharp pull, leaving nothing

Jaden.

my mother anymore. I was back in that old place in my mind-the one where he had embedded

sister I loved so much from me, all because I told him

And to make matters worse, my

he would never have her, even in his

time flashed at the top