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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more

I spun toward the bathroom, yanking

Empty.

"Fuck."

the first

pocket and dialed, but it went straight to

My

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

TOOM.

time I hit the stairs, I

"Mum?"

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

"Where's Kasmine?"

that slight hesitation was enough to make my blood. churn. I

swiped fast over my screen, tapping into the tracking app before

dot blinked onto the

She was not here.

zoomed in. My breath locked

She was at Velarié.

my teeth ached. I

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went out for dinner," she said

narrowing on

"With who?"

Jorja hesitated again.

stepped closer, my

She exhaled. "Jaden."

Everything stopped.

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

Jaden.

mother anymore. I was back in that

loved so much from me, all because I told him never to go near Kasmine when he approached

still very fresh in my memory. And to make matters worse, my

he would never have her, even in

flashed at the top of