Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 347

I closed my eyes. That guilt gain... A different kind, though.

Yeah," I whispered, "I felt that way too."

Another awkward silence followed.

I could hear Jake breathing shakily on the other end like he was trying to hold something back.

Then came the question I had feared would eventually surface.

"...Are you really going to accept him, Kester... as your mate?"

I felt the breath slip from my lungs.

I looked up at the ceiling, blinking fast, trying to keep my voice steady. "Jake..." I called softly, but he interrupted me before I could speak again.

"Then what happens to us, Kasmine?" He exhaled, and I could almost see him closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose, "What happens to... to everything we've shared? What happens to the love I gave you? What happens to me?"

My heart twisted.

His voice cracked and it felt like each word hurt to let out. "I don't know how to breathe without you anymore. You were everything to me."

My eyes stung instantly. A wave of guilt crashed into me before I could brace myself. Tears slid down my cheeks.

"Jake..." I croaked.

you. Every second. Every minute. You are my whole world, Kasmine. How am I

sob caught in my chest like a knot I couldn't

The way someone exhales when they're

I stiffened, "I just... I just want to see you. Let's talk.

setting in. "You can't just call me like this and ask to meet up. It's not

it's complicated and messy and maybe even pointless I need this,

Jake. I mean..." I swear, I didn't know what else to say. I just closed my eyes, sucked in a deep breath, and massaged

hand.

if after tonight, you still choose him, then I'll back off. I swear it. But I can't walk away without looking you in

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clenched. I looked over at the

though he couldn't see it. "Jake... It's already late. I can't just leave the house

you back," he rushed

his words, "I swear. In my uncle's car. We'll talk and I'll drop you back even before eight Please, Kasmine. Just give me

"Jake..."

Kasmine. I'm

like this."

tonight. I'm just asking...

it

tightened around the phone. I could practically

at the floor, my thoughts

telling how he'd react. Kester didn't do "jealousy" gently. He didn't do