Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 235

"You're wrong, Kasmine. He actally did. He led me on. And I don't think what he did after that is fair, she said.

I stared at her.

And for a second, I swear I thought I hadn't heard her right.

Kester? My Kester?

Led Claire on?

Claire stood still after those words. She looked like she was done hiding whatever had been eating her up all morning.

I stared at her, heart beginning to thump weirdly. "What do you mean he led you on?" I asked, trying to keep my voice steady. "Like... are you saying he flirted? What-what are you even talking about?"

She laughed under her breath, but it wasn't funny. Not even a little. Her arms folded across her chest like she needed to physically hold herself together.

"You remember that date I told you about?" she said, not looking at me. "The one where I said the guy was cold... barely looked at

me and never called back?"

slowly, unsure where this was going, but my pulse had started to race anyway. I remembered that date

come back from it looking crushed, and I'd told her the guy sounded like an asshole not worth remembering. "Well," she said,

My ears rang.

"What?"

together. "Yeah. Your brother. He asked me out. We went for drinks and dinner at that exquisite

my legs weakening underneath me. Like someone had kicked a wall inside my chest, and I didn't even have time

told me," I whispered,

blue. A few days later. And then he called. Asked if I was okay. Said

eyes glassy. "We talked most nights. I started thinking- maybe he just needed time. Maybe he was warming up. But then... just like that, he went back to being the same cold-hearted asshole. No texts. No calls. Like those nights meant nothing to

know what to say. My throat felt like

Kester.

My own Kester.

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eye anymore. I stared down at

but they suddenly felt

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of feelings churned in my chest. Shock. Betrayal. Hurt.