Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 399

KASMINE.

*Would you let me?” He whispered, searching my eyes, “I’ll take the lead… You’ll follow… Allow me to heal those wounds, baby.”

I let out a shaky breath and nodded. I didn’t trust myself to speak.

He leaned in slowly, like he was waiting for me to flinch or pull away. When I didn’t, he pulled me closer. My heart gave a small thud, and he paused with his lips just mere inches away from mine.

“It’s okay, baby. I’ve got you…” He whispered slowly, “It’s just a kiss… You’re safe… You’re not alone in this

And then he kissed me.

At first, I froze and didn’t know how to react or what to do. This would be the first time we’d kissed since I regained consciousness. And he’d been patient with me all along. And my ongoing post–trauma therapy was already producing results.

He kept going slowly, like he was reading every breath I took, and every tiny flinch or shift in my body. He didn’t want to just kiss me… he wanted me to remember what it meant to be kissed by someone who actually loved you.

My lips moved slightly.

“Yes, baby. That’s it. Keep going…” he murmured into my mouth, the heat of his breath mixing with mine. His voice cracked on the edges. “God, I’ve fucking missed you, Mine…”

That word – Mine – sounded more like a plea to me… To my inner self.

lips fully, and the moment I did, it

could feel the maddening, slow domination, like he wanted to relearn every single inch of my mouth, and take his fucking time doing it. My thighs pressed together on instinct, clenching against the

waist, tugging me

baby…” he groaned into my mouth, in a thick, ragged voice.

of my neck, pulling me deeper into him. I

touch of his.

kiss, and this time, I didn’t hold back. I let go. I let myself sink

didn’t just

remembered everything.

And I wanted more.

KESTER.

first, when she froze,

afraid to push too far, or too fast. This was the first time our lips would touch since she woke up… since everything broke and started to mend

want

her face gently, like she’d break. My thumb stroked the edge of her cheekbone, and

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didn’t

didn’t. That was a good

moyed my lips against hers, but she