Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 334

KESTER.

Cole went ahead to explain how they were on their way back home when Kasmine saw Claire across the road.

How she asked to go talk to her.

How he stayed behind in the goddamn car while my pregnant mate walked off on her own.

How someone came out of nowhere and fired a fucking gain

How the bullet hit Claire and Kasmine screamed.

How he finally jumped out, too late, and tackled Kasmine out of the way.

How she almost got caught in the crossfire because he was too damn dumb and careless.

I just stared at him. My head was throbbing.

Didn't I tell him to keep her safe with his life? Didn't I tell him that no matter what happened, no detours? Didn't I...

He fucked it up.

Bad.

I took a deep breath, just to keep myself from punching a hole through the wall.

Then I looked down at Kasmine.

"Baby, come," I whispered, shifting gears fast as I gently guided her to the waiting couch just to our left. She was still crying, wiping at her cheeks with trembling hands.

I could still feel the panic shaking off her in waves. She was so shaken that I could barely watch.

Thank fuck, the hallway was mostly empty. A few nurses passed by, but no one hung around.

were no eyes watching us too

gently,

held her face in my hands, and kissed her forehead. "Wait

up slowly, returning my attention to

didn't see

me like a sorry-ass statue, and the next, my fist slammed into his jaw

from his mouth as he crashed into the wall behind him and

gasped, jumping to her feet. Her voice trembled, but it

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could see

didn't hear Kasmine scream my

was already on him.

he lay slumped, grabbed the front of his shirt and slammed my fist into his face again. And

snarled between each hit. "I told you...! I

Another punch.

were supposed to protect her

blood soaking the collar of his shirt, but didn't stop. I couldn't stop, even if I wanted to. Something

of her own blood, on that

never gotten to hold her again? Never smelled her again? Never

out. Another was yelling something from down the corridor, frozen in the doorway. While

blood now, and still,

cried, grabbing my arm, but I shook her off, my teeth bared in a

She didn't understand.

had left

got her

She could've died.

my own skin split from the force

stop! Please, look

hands cupping my face with desperate tenderness, guiding my

And that did it.

just like that, my