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.

loved you," he whispered. "I still love you. Every second. Every minute. You are my whole world, Kasmine. How

speak. The sob caught in my

The way someone exhales when

Can I see you tonight?" I stiffened, "I just... I just want to

panic setting in. "You can't just

pointless I need this, Kasmine. I

what then?" I asked, swallowing hard. "What's the point? We are already hurting enough, Jake. I mean..." I swear, I didn't know

hand.

off. I swear it. But I can't walk away

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clenched. I looked over at the

he couldn't see it. "Jake... It's already late. I

back," he

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

"Jake..."

Kasmine. I'm not asking

like this." Content

tonight. I'm just asking...

it

around the phone. I could practically feel his longing through the

stared at the

"jealousy" gently. He didn't do "restraint." And even though had