Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother novel Chapter 347

Chapter 347 

I closed my eyes. That guilt gain… A different kind, though. 

Yeah,” I whispered, “I felt that way too.” 

Another awkward silence followed. 

I could hear Jake breathing shakily on the other end like he was trying to hold something back. 

Then came the question I had feared would eventually surface. 

“…Are you really going to accept him, Kester… as your mate?” 

I felt the breath slip from my lungs. 

I looked up at the ceiling, blinking fast, trying to keep my voice steady. “Jake…” I called softly, but he interrupted me before I could speak again. 

“Then what happens to us, Kasmine?” He exhaled, and I could almost see him closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose, “What happens to… to everything we’ve shared? What happens to the love I gave you? What happens to me?” 

My heart twisted. 

His voice cracked and it felt like each word hurt to let out. “I don’t know how to breathe without you anymore. You were everything to me.” 

My eyes stung instantly. A wave of guilt crashed into me before I could brace myself. Tears slid down my cheeks. 

“Jake…” I croaked. 

“I loved you,” he whispered. “I still love you. Every second. Every minute. You are my whole world, Kasmine. How am I supposed to just… walk away?” 

I couldn’t speak. The sob caught in my chest like a knot I couldn’t untangle. 

He sighed… The way someone exhales when they’re trying not to fall apart. 

“Please… Can I see you tonight?” I stiffened, “I just… I just want to see you. Let’s talk. Just once.” 

“Jake, no… I…” I wiped at my tears, a slight panic setting in. “You can’t just call me like this and ask to meet up. It’s not that simple.” 

“I know it’s not,” he said quickly, “I know it’s complicated and messy and maybe even pointless I need this, Kasmine. I need to see you. Just to talk. That’s all I’m asking.” 

“And what then?” I asked, swallowing hard. “What’s the point? We are already hurting enough, Jake. I mean…” I swear, I didn’t know what else to say. I just closed my eyes, sucked in a deep breath, and massaged my throbbing temple with one 

hand. 

“If… if after tonight, you still choose him, then I’ll back off. I swear it. But I can’t walk away without looking you in the eyes one last time. I just… I can’t.” 

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