Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Mated 317

Chapter 317

KASMINE.

It was a strange, dizzying feeling-like standing between sunlight and shadow. Elation laced with sadness.

For the first time, I caught a glimpse of the life Kester might have wanted if things were different in his world. And it was a bit tempting.

Watching him hand out the food exactly how I'd asked him to, did something to me. Something warm uncurled in the pit of my stomach, like morning light slipping through curtains. It shouldn't have meant so much. But it did. It really did.

Because Kester doesn't do things like this.

Not even if the Moon Goddess herself descended from the clouds and begged him.

So, the fact that he did it for me spoke louder than any love confession ever could.

Everyone has the ability to be human. It just depends on who is asking.

was exhausting trying to figure out what I

you mistake tragedy for romance. I didn't want to wake up one day and realize I'd

my heart when what he truly needed

he claimed to love me. But

the kind that wraps

No.

A kind of fierce, consuming

made

child, barely tall enough to reach his elbow, did he really love me?

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never had control over his own life. All he had was control over other people and the situations. around him... He did

know, his childhood was... sad and fragmented.

finally died after being maltreated by his father. Although was still really young then, I always heard

my perspective changed when Mum married Kester's father and

kind of man who kissed Mum's forehead and brought her flowers for no reason. They rarely argued. Barely raised voices at each other. And I started to think maybe the rumors

Kester never agreed to open up or answer any of my curious questions about it and why he and his father were