Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

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KESTER.

I pulled back a little more, hands still on her waist. "What were you going with them?"

She tilted her head. "Them?"

"The guards."

Her mouth opened, then curved into a smile again. "Oh! The food. I was giving them the packs you bought last night/

My brow furrowed. "Why?"

pher

"Because there's no way I could eat all of that on my own. Not even in two days. It would go bad and be a waste."

My jaw clenched slightly. I looked down at her like she had just spoken a foreign language. "I bought it for you, Kasmine. Only you."

"And appreciate that. Really." She placed a hand over my chest. "But I don't need that much, Kester. It's okay to share when you have plenty."

I stared at her, completely still.

She gave a small laugh, eyes shining with something that looked dangerously close to affection. "You look like I just told you the

moon was square."

I was still stuck on the word 'share.' That shit had never sat well with me. Never had a reason to even think about it.

"I don't like sharing, and I've never had to share," I said in a low and rough voice. "Especially not when it comes to you. Or things

that are yours. Things I gave to you."

"I know," she said gently, "but think about it this way-if someone gave you more than you could ever need, and someone else had nothing, would you just hoard it all? Let it rot?"

I blinked at her, chewing on that thought like it was something bitter and foreign.

Her hand on my chest moved, fingertips brushing against my shirt as she spoke again. “Kester, it doesn't take anything away from me to let them have a little. And it makes them happy."

I looked away. "Yeah, well... I don't do that. I don't do friendly. I don't do sharing is caring speeches. That's not how I'm wired."

"I know," she said. "That's why I want you to go give the rest of the food to them."

my head back to

me. The packs are

lost your damn

sweet. No, I've just decided to use my influence wisely. You're going to be

share them," I growled, gesturing toward the door. "I have already compromised. Congrats on that. That's huge for me, you

But you haven't done anything.

God.

like she'd grown two heads,

matter-of-fact, almost like she was explaining basic math to a stubborn child. "One is tolerance. The other is participation. One keeps your

want me to go out there and... hand out meat pies and food

"Exactly."

short, dry laugh. "Woman, I rule over grown wolves who've skinned enemies alive. They'd

snack."

die. At

There was silence.

it," she said with a soft grin. "Say something like 'Thanks for guarding the house, guys. Here's

the bags, eyeing them like they were live explosives.

"It's growth."

"Fine. But I swear to Selene, if one of them makes

"I'll kiss it better."

I smirked, "You're impossible."

I'm not asking you to braid their hair or gossip about feelings. Just...

her before I caved too fast. My pride clawed at my throat. But her words... they planted themselves in my chest like seeds I didn't want but couldn't

the dining room like I was

arms still crossed, but her eyes were warm and encouraging.

table. My hands felt stupid and heavy. How the hell

turned and caught her leaning against the doorway, watching

this would go. "You

won't," she promised,

"I mean it, baby."

know, Kes," she whispered. "But I'm really

expected. It lodged itself under

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Chapter 310

ever told me she was proud of me. She had always said it to me since she came into my family, and it

the sunlight itting me like a spotlight. The guards had gone back to their various posts, but they looked like they weren't sure if the coast was clear after

eyes widened the moment they saw

slowly, trying not to look like I

to attention like I was about to chew him