Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother novel Chapter 201

Chapter 201

She hesitated, then shook her head. “Go on in and have a shower, sweetheart.” She kissed my cheek, “You must be exhausted.”

I knew Jorja. She’ll never talk about it unless she wants to. So, there was no point pushing my luck. I had somewhere important to be.

Promising myself I’d get it out of her later, I turned toward the stairs, shrugging off my suit jacket as I went. The house felt stifling.

It felt unusually hot tonight.

As I reached her door, I hesitated, my hand hovering just above the handle, contemplating if I should knock or just push the door open as carefully as I could, just in case she was

asleep.

It would be better if she was asleep. I’d be able to see her without having to talk to her.

I knew I wasn’t ready to see her just yet, but the pull was stronger than reason.

Carefully, I turned the handle, easing the door open just enough to see inside.

The room was empty.

Lights off. Bed untouched. Everything neat and organized

There was no sign of anyone in the room.

Where the fuck was she?

I shoved the door open with more force than necessary, stepping inside, my pulse already picking up.

“Kasmine?”

Nothing.

1 stalked toward the bed, scanning the room for any sign that she’d just stepped out for a moment. Her shoes weren’t by the door. No worn clothes were tossed over the chair. No discarded book on the

nightstand.

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The longer I stood there, the more that uneasy feeling morphed into something darker.

My jaw tightened as I spun toward the bathroom, yanking the door open.

Empty.

“Fuck.”

I ran a hand through my hair, the first sting of real panic slipping beneath my skin.

I pulled my phone from my pocket and dialed, but it went straight to voicemail.

My

lips pressed into a thin line as I swiped over to the tracking app and opened it. Without waiting for the app to load, I was already taking long, furious strides out of her

TOOM.

By the time I hit the stairs, I was seeing red.

“Mum?”

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Jorja was startled at the urgency of my tone, her fingers twisting together in her lap. The way she flinched had my teeth grinding.

“Where’s Kasmine?”

She didn’t answer immediately. Just that slight hesitation was enough to make my blood. churn. I didn’t wait for her to speak.

My thumb swiped fast over my screen, tapping into the tracking app before the thought even fully formed in my head.

A small, pulsing dot blinked onto the screen.

She was not here.