Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother novel Chapter 17

Chapter 17

KESTER.

She had seen it all. My little secret. I’ve been gathering and preserving them for years now, and all it took to discover them was her curiosity. She never lets things be. And now, she’ll face the full brunt of the beast she had just unleashed.

“Kes…Kester…” I could hardly hear her voice over the wild rush of blood pumping in my

veins.

I took slow steps forward, but she backed away until her heels collided with the bed behind her, and she fell into a sitting position on the bed.

She was a trembling mess on the bed, her wide, tear–glazed eyes locked on mine like prey caught in the gaze of a predator. Her lips quivered as though she wanted to speak but couldn’t find the courage.

Her cute little face was wet with tears, and her eyes were swollen and red.

“Why did you come into my room, Kasmine?” I asked, doing all I could to calm the raging storm in me.

She froze immediately, her small hands clutching the hem of her tank top, wringing it nervously. Her tank top. Her skimpy shorts. Clothes I had told her not to wear, and yet here she was, in the same outfits that always made my cock rage.

She didn’t know that I had asked her to stop wearing them for her safety… To keep her safe

from me.

She backed away instinctively, retreating until her slim frame pressed against the headboard. The sight stirred something dark and sinful in me.

I leaned forward, also climbing into the bed, slowly making my way toward her. Her scent hit me–a mix of something sweet, like vanilla, mingled with the heat of fear. It drove me further into the abyss of my rage.

“I… I didn’t mean to find-”

“What you found,” I interrupted, my lips curling into a bitter sneer, “should never have been discovered. It was not for you, Kasmine.”

Tears spilled freely down her cheeks now, and she shook her head. “I’m sorry, Kester. I didn’t mean to invade your privacy-”

“Privacy?” I leaned further, letting out a cold, humorless laugh. The bed creaked beneath my weight as I leaned forward, planting a hand on either side of her. “You’ve seen what I’ve been hiding. So tell me… how does it feel? To know you’ve been watched, adored, and… wanted?”

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My gaze raked over her trembling form, taking in the way her chest heaved, her breath coming in quick, shallow bursts.

The thin tank top clung to her like a second skin, the straps slipping off one shoulder. Those damn shorts–so short they barely covered anything–left the curve of her thighs exposed. She’d always dressed like this, always pushed my limits despite my warnings.

And now, here she was, looking like a fallen angel in my bed, staring up at me with those tear- filled eyes.

I shouldn’t have been looking. But I couldn’t stop.

“You never listen,” I said, my voice dropping lower. “I told you not to wear those,” I gestured toward her shorts, my eyes narrowing. “I told you not to test me. But you always do, don’t you, Kasmine? Always pushing, always curious. And now look where it’s brought you.”

Her lips parted as if to speak, but I silenced her with a sharp look.

“You’ve crossed a line,” I continued, my tone icy.

Her back pressed harder into the headboard, her body curling in on itself, as if she could somehow escape me.

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