Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 285 I would be doomed to go to the office today. I was certain the news ofbeing mated to my stepbrother would have saturated the town.

I stayed curled up in the bed, wrapped in the illusion of safety that the blankets barely provided.

Kester had carriedhere last night while I was still half-asleep. And by the tI woke up a few minutes ago, I feind out that all my necessities had been moved into his room.

My phone rang on the nightstand.

I turned sluggishly, already dreading whoever it was -but when I saw the screen, my heart dropped straight into my stomach.

It was Mum.

She hadn't called or texted all night when we left the pack. A part ofwas scared and worried. Another part... maybe, deep down, had hoped she would just leavebe. But right now, I didn't know if I should feel relieved or even more scared.

I swiped to answer, forcing my dry throat to work.

"Mum?" I croaked.

There was a beat of silence, then a deep sigh, before she spoke, "Kasmine. Where are you? The tone in which she asked made my heart thunder. This wasn't good. She sounded too calm. My heart pounded.

This wasn't good. This was the kind of quiet that comes when anger burns so hot it turns cold. "I... I'm at home, Mum," I whispered.

"Good," she said in a clipped voice. "Now listen carefully. Kester must have gone to the office already, hasn't he?" I hesitated, the air squeezing out of my lungs, before nodding, even though she couldn't see me. "Yes, Mum. He has.

"Good. Now, pack your bags and cback himmediately. We'll figure this out together. Do that right away," She ordered.

I was quiet, contemplating my options.

Kester would rain down fire if I left. And... Do I really want to leave? God, I was confused.

"Kasmine?" Mum barked, snappingout of my spiral.

"Mum, I can't," I said before I could stop myself, What? Why?" She hissed.

'I'm sorry, Mum. I have to sort things out with Kester before..." "No!" she cutoff, "No, Kasmine. You listen to me- 1/3 Chapter 285 She paused. The next words she spoke crushed what little breath I had left.

"I'll get a divorce, Kasmine,' she said coldly. "If you don't stop this madness, I'll divorce your father." I sat up so fast the blanket tangled around my legs, heart thundering against my ribs.

"Mum? Why would you say that?" "I can't stand the shanymore. I've beca laughingstock in the pack. Do you understand that?" Her voice cracked with hot- white humiliation, "The pack members are beginning to form a protest, especially one led by Blaine, the one whom we forced to reject his step-cousin when she got her wolf." Mum explained, and wear, I just wanted to die already.

I pressed my hand to my mouth, a raw sob slipping through my fingers.

I was tired.

So tired of fighting a battle that I didn't know how to win.

I felt trapped between a family that was gradually beginning to hate me, a mate who scared me, and a future that seemed like a storm ready to tearapart.

Even if I wanted to do as she said, what about my baby? I was already coming to terms with my pregnancy. I was scared of having an abortion. I didn't want to die.

But this pregnancy would further prove to people that I and my brother had been having a secret affair even before we were mated.

This is all messed up.

"Blaine says we don't get to be exceptions when things like this occur. Kasmine, baby, I spearheaded the rejection between those two that night. Please, don't do this to me. Cback hto Mum Please," Her voice broke, and a sob followed.

"Mum..." "Listen. Kester is not good for you. Even if he weren't your stepbrother, I still wouldn't want my daughter with a man like Kester. He's- Her words cfast like they were being chased out of her. "You have to believe me. Please." My brows narrowed, "How could you say that about him? He is your stepson, Mum," I couldn't hide my disappointment and the sting of betrayal I felt.

"I know," she choked. "He's a son to me. That's exactly why I know hes wrong for you, baby. Kester has done terrible things. Things I can't even say over the phone. I've watched him hurt people with a straight face and sleep like a baby after. Don't mistake his calmness for gentleness. He'll hurt you, Kasmine. I know he will." A chill prickled down my spine. Her words weren't far off from what I'd discovered about him.

"He might seem so sweet and innocent right now, but he won't be able to keep up for long. The real beast in him will surface, and I am worried about you, my sweet child. Please chto Mum." My heart splintered as I listened to her sob.

"After your father did you remember how shattered I was. But when Kade, I found I met lightlağain. I rebuilt everything I lost. I can't lose that again... not because of a single, cruel mistake made by the Moon Goddess." Her words were rippingopen, and I felt exhausted to be the center of the entire going on.

"Mum... I'll chand see you briefly just before Kester returns Stop crying and pull yourself together. We'll sort this out.

2/3 Chapter 285 Okay?"

I hated the fact that she broke down this much. The last tshe cried cried this way was when we lost Dad She'd been so happy over the years now that I felt guiltyeing the one about to take away that happiness. A breath of relief gusted through the line, "Okay, baby. I'll be waiting I'll... thank you." She ended the call.

I quickly took a shower. By the tI stepped out of the bathroom, fully dressed.

was 10:00 AM sharp. In less than five minutes, I was already

If I left before 10:30, I'd get to the pack house by 1:30 at the latest, d ban stay until three or four just enough tto calm her down... and return hbefore Kester even knew I was gone. And hopefully, the visit will be profitable...

My thoughts halted when the door to Kester's room flung open, and when I looked up to see who it was, my throat instantly dried.

Bitter eyes full of venom, and a smirk that could sour milk.

"Long tno see, cheap bitch." This was surely not the right tto have such a visitor.