Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 252

Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 252

KASMINE.

"Hey babe," A voice sounded behind me as a warm hand wrapped around my waist from behind.

I almost jumped out of my skin.

"Jake! You scared me!" I sighed, placing my hand against my chest.

He chuckled softly, brushing a loose strand of hair from ply face. "Why would you be scared in a hall full of people?” he teased, cocking his head with that soft smirk he always wore when he was trying to make me forget how broken things really were. "No one can hurt you here, Relax."

I tried. I really did.

He looked cute tonight, in that signature Jake styfe-white trousers, nug black T- shirt... Casual. Clean. Boy-next-door handsome. The kind of look that once made me feel butterflies just from catching his scent.

Now? The butterflies were barely breathing. Limp-winged. Exhausted

I forced a smile. Forced the ache in my gut to turn into warmth, to find something- anything-in me that still fluttered for him.

“Cheer up, babe," he said gently, his thumb brushing the side of my arm. "You look gorgeous tonight."

His voice dipped, "I wish I could kiss you right now." There was something raw in the way he said it-like he knew time was a thief waiting to snatch me from him.

He sounded nervous... Anxious. And I knew why. Tonight was the night the Moon could decide that I belonged to someone else.

He hated this part of our world.

So did I.

my mate today had been a concern for a few days now. But I kept assuring him and telling him not

worry.

I've said this before. Don't worry about it. It won't change any..." My words were cut midway by my mother,

baby. It is time." She was already at my side, her hands smoothing

just me, or did the whole world hear the thud my heart made? It sounded like a judge slamming

I trembling? I couldn't tell. But my knees wobbled with the reality of everything I was pretending not to

on and change,” Mum added, pushing me off to the maids who stood waiting

nervous, that if you looked closely, you might see me trembling

hand slipped

dare turn back to look

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Chapter 252

Because if I did-

saw the way he was looking

not walk

was cold against my neck as I

skin and sat there, reminding

right now, it felt like every one of

1. me.

circle in my ceremonial gown that seemed more like a

elders stood at the raised alter where I now stood, dressed in the same long robes they always had on

Selene's design. Her timing. Her matchings. Her divine will." Elder Alric said as he began

Selene.

all feared and loved and worshipped-even when she tore

the other she-wolves turning twenty-one. There were five of us

knots. My hands were

string that would snap if

kept throwing reassuring smiles at me,

nerves.