I pulled her in for a hug, gently patting her back as I hushed her.
“Shhh… It’s okay, June. You don’t deserve this. There are other men out there who would kill to have you. Kester doesn’t deserve you. Your tears… Your pain… He doesn’t deserve any of it.”
She pulled away, catching her breath before she spoke agaid, “I will do all I can to show him how much I truly love him. Maybe if I give him the partnership my father promised him, he’d love me back,” She said hopefully, looking at me desperately for approval, and my heart shattered into a thousand pieces.
I couldn’t bear it anymore. Her words were aimed at my fragile heart, and they kept reminding use of everything wrong with what I had been doing with my brother.
“Don’t do that. Don’t be that stupid, June,” I said in a firm coue, “Are you out of your mind? What if he still doesn’t love you back?”
She was silent, her shoulders still quaking from the impact of her hard sobs.
“I was meant to leave in a few days. But I think I’ll just stay back a little longer. Winning his heart would be more effective with me being closer to him than far away in mypack. What do you think?”
Not a good idea. If June kept staying here, she’d certainly catch Kester and me in the act of our taboo. That wasn’t an option to even let her consider. She almost caught us last night. It was a close call.
But… This also meant Kester hadn’t told her yet about our trip to Maldives.
My heart dropped again. I was living the life she desperately wanted. Imagine her hurt when she finds out that Kester was taking me on a vacation without a reason or an occasion.
Maybe it was best she didn’t know after all.
“But…” I was het atmosphere. about dissuading her from staying back for obvious reasons when I felt the shift in the
June froze instantly with her gaze fixed on the stairs. I didn’t need a shaman to tell me who was standing there in all his intimidating glory.
Kester.
I slowly turned, my hands still locked onto June’s.
The look on his face said it all – he was unhappy.
“It took you long enough,” He said calmly, his hands tucked in his pockets.
“Uh… Kester. I was just…” I swallowed the lump in my throat, but he didn’t let me finish.
“Get to your room now,” He ordered, and just like a pet hearing her master’s voice, I slowly stood up, caressing June’s hands soothingly, before walking away.
Kester’s gaze never left mine. He hadn’t even spared June a glance. As soon as I climbed to the end of the stairs, to the point where he stood, he grabbed my arm just before I walked past him.
“The next time you keep me waiting like this…” He brought his mouth close to my ear, “I won’t be so patient. You’ll be on your knees in apology-your pretty little mouth wrapped around my cock until I decide you’ve learned your lesson.”
KASMINE
I stormed past him. My fists clenched at my sides in an attempt to shake off the fury burning beneath my skin. Did Kester think the world revolved around him alone? He was a control freak, and it was freaking me out already. I barged into my room, the image of June’s tear-streaked face plaguing my thoughts.
Kester’s heavy footsteps followed behind me, and before I could slam the door shut, his strong hand caught it.
With an effortless push, he forced his way inside, closing the door behind him with an annoying calmness. He stood there, hands tucked into his pockets, completely unaffected by my rage.
His calmness was grating on my nerves.
“What the hell, Kester!” I spun around to face him, my voice barely restrained. “June could have heard what you said to me out there!”
His silence was infuriating
“I was out there consoling her, trying to ease the pain I was putting her through! And you-“My breath hitched, frustration swelling in my chest. “You had no right to speak to me like that!”
He still said nothing. He just watched me lose my control.
His eyes stayed locked on me, his face betraying nothing. But the longer I looked at him, the more I realized-this wasn’t indifference. This was restraint.
His anger, which was usually lethal, actually simmered beneath the surface, and I know I should have stopped. I should have picked my words more carefully. But I was too frustrated and too exhausted to care.
“What actually is your problem, Kasmine?” His voice was eerily calm as if he were forcing himself to stay in control. Like he was holding something dangerous back.
I let out a bitter laugh, shaking my head. “You are my problem, Kester.”
His jaw twitched.
It was a warning.
“I don’t think I can do this anymore,” I continued, my voice faltering. “This… whatever this is between us. I can’t keep pretending that it’s okay. I’m hurting too many people.” My chest tightened. “I’m hurting myself.”
His expression didn’t change. He just stood there, watching me.
Then, slowly, he smiled.
Not the kind that meant he was amused. Not even the kind that meant he was angry. It was something else- something dark and unreadable. The kind that made my stomach tighten
He took a step forward.
“Kester-“
Another step.
He reached out, his fingers brushing the side of my face. His touch was light and almost tender.
I felt my heart slam against my ribs.
“Are you ready for the surprise I told you about?” His voice was soft, almost as if he was teasing me.
Like I hadn’t just told him that I wanted out.
Like my words had meant absolutely nothing to him.
That was when something inside me snapped.
I shoved him hard in the chest. “Stop!” My voice cracked. “Just stop and listen to me!”
He barely moved from my push, but he took a slow step back, tilting his head slightly.
“I mean it, Kester,” I whispered as I felt my throat tightening. “People are getting hurt because of us. Because of this. We need to stop.”
His face was blank again.
Then, he took another step forward.
My pulse skittered. “Don’t. Kester.”
He ignored me and reached for me again.
I didn’t think I acted out of impulse and the frustration he was igniting in me.
I slapped him. As hard as my small self could strike.
My breath came in harsh, panicked gasps, My hands trembled at my sides.
Tears blurred my vision. My stomach twisted with fear.
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