What did he mean?
Kill me and pass on a message to Kester?
Oh, no.
He leaned in close enough that I could feel the heat radiating off him. I could smell the faint scent of his expensive cologne.
His broad chest – so broad that it hinted at his strength and power-strained against the buttons of his sleeves, was just a few inches away from me.
He wasn’t just any kind of ‘strong’; he was the kind of ‘strong that came with absolute control, like he knew exactly how to use every inch of his body to his advantage.
“I want you, Kasmine.” His voice was softer now, almost intimate.
As my ma
The world tilted.
A sharp, sickening twist coiled in my stomach, nausea rising so fast I had to press my palm against the car for balance. My skin prickled with heat and ice all at once.
What in hell?
Was there ever a man who didn’t want me?
A bitter laugh scraped the back of my throat. It almost escaped. Almost.
But his eyes pinned me in place as if he was watching and waiting for the impact of his words to truly sink in.
Then he leaned in, his voice carrying the edges of something cruel, “And guess who’s standing, in my way, baby?” He paused as if waiting for me to figure it out, and 1 did,
I didn’t need anyone to tell me Kester was the one standing in his way.
I was the reason this man was ripping through everything, dismantling Kester’s world plece by piece.
The realization led like ice in my veins, but before I could react-before I could even find the right words to spit back at him-something shifted in the air.
It was just as if the universe had decided to play enough games to last me for a lifetime.
I felt a presence.
Familiar. Overwhelming.
The kind that made my breath hitch in my throat before I even turned to look
Kester.
A slow, suffocating panic wrapped around my ribs, squeezing tight. I was caught between two storms, unsure which one terrified me more. I didn’t know if I should be thankful or terrified.
What in the name of Selene would I tell him I was doing here?
And how the hell did he know I was here?
KESTER.
“Step away from her, Kex.”
My voice came out steady, but the restraint behind It felt le a moose tightening around my throat. Every muscle in my body coiled, ready to snap, but I held firm.
I already had too much blood on my hands.
I didn’t want to add Kex’s to it.
But then he smirked.
That smirk.
Like he wasn’t standing in front of death itself. Like he didn’t give a damn that I could rip him apart where he stood.
The arrogant bastard.
I felt like ripping his face in half for even as much as smiling around Kasmine.
“You don’t have to beat yourself up, Kester,” he said, sounding so casual and unbothered. He shifted his weight, hands slipping into his pockets like we were discussing soccer. “We were just…” His gaze slid back to Kasmine, and something about the way he looked at her made my blood burn.
His eyes dragged over her body, and my fingers curled into fists.
“Getting to know each other. Isn’t that right, beauty?” he finished, and then, as if he wasn’t already toeing the edge of death, he tilted his head and made to lay his filthy hands on her when I moved with the speed of light and in a second, my fingers were wrapped around his wrist.
Kasmine sucked in a breath beside me, her body so still, I knew she was holding it together by a thread.
“Don’t you dare, Kex,” 1 gritted out, struggling to see through the blur of red that had already blinded my nu vision.
Kex let out a low chuckle, completely unfazed. “Damn, you’re fast. Shame you can’t move that quick in business maybe then you wouldn’t be drowning as fast as you are, you know?”
I took a slow breath, forcing my fingers to loosen before I did something I wouldn’t regret-but damn if Kex didn’t make it hard.
I tried all I could to ignore his taunts, t too.
“You’re going to stay away from my sister,” I said with a lethal calmness,
Kex didn’t flinch. If anything, he looked amused, like I was some overprotective fool throwing a tantrum.
Lignored the urge to snap his wrist in half and turned to Kasmine. She was still stiff beside me, her arms wrapped around herself like she could shrink away from this moment. I reached for her, pulling her toward me. “We’re leaving.”
Kex exhaled dramatically. “Oh, come on, Kester. Don’t be so predictable. We were just talking”
I didn’t respond. He wasn’t worth it. I just needed to get Kasmine away from him before
Kex smirked, tilting his head like he was considering something amusing. “You know, Kester, it’s funny how hard you try to act like you’re in control.” His voice was smooth and casual but faced with poison. “Like you’re the one calling the shots. But let’s be real” He took a step closer, wering his voice just enough to make it sting “You’re Just barely holding on, aren’t you?”
I didn’t react. I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction
But Kex wasn’t done.
“Your company? It’s slipping through your fingers. The cracks are showing, and no matter how hard you try to patch them up, everyone sees it.” He clicked his tongue. “ey talk, you kuw? They wonder how much longer you can keep pretending before it all collapses around you.
Beside me, Kasmine stiffened.
“And to think you have been rejecting your only way out shows how foolish you are, man,” He added, and fuck. I tensed. I was going to murder someone today. I felt it so strong
But, no. I had to overcome this temptation.
I pulled Kasmine as we began to head toward my car when he delivered the final blow.
“One day, Kester… When you least expect it, by your side forever, you know?”
Kasmine will be mine. Whether you like it or not. You can’t keep her… It happened before I could think. It was too fast to even comprehend.
I left Kasmine and turned around, heading toward Kex. And before I could stop myself, my fist crashed into his nose, the force snapping his head back. The ring on my index finger intensified the strike-hard and satisfying – sending shockwaves up my arm.
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