Chapter 175
KASMINE.
Something was off.
June sat at the kitchen table, absentmindedly stirring the coffee in her cup, the spoon. clinking against the ceramic in a slow, repetitive rhythm.
She wasn’t drinking it.
She was just staring into the dark liquid, lost in her own thoughts.
“What’s wrong?” I asked, leaning against the counter. “You don’t look happy.”
She sighed deep, heavy–before lifting the cup to her lips and taking a small sip. Then,
slowly, she turned to face me.
“Kasmine…” She paused, looking at me.
Something about how she looked at me made my stomach twist, and my palms feel
suddenly too warm.
For a fleeting second, the worst possible thought crossed my mind.
Does she know what I and Kester did last night?
I swallowed, forcing myself to keep my expression neutral. “Yes?”
She hesitated as if weighing her words. “Have you ever spoken to your brother about me?
Even once?”
My stomach dropped, and that guilt I’d been trying so hard to bury came crawling back.
“I mean…” she continued, her fingers tightening around the cup. “After the last time we
spoke?”
I forced a quick nod. “Uhm… Yeah. Totally. I did.”
I fucking lied.
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And I wasn’t even good at it.
Since when did I become such a liar?
June studied.me. Her gaze wasn’t just casual curiosity–it was searching, picking apart my words, my body language, and the slight twitch of my fingers on the counter.
Then she spoke again.
“Does he sleep in your room often?”
My heart jumped out of my mouth, and I watched it run out the door.
The breath in my lungs also vanished.
For a second, I forgot how to breathe.
The air in the kitchen suddenly felt too thick.
What was she implying?
Why did I feel like June knew something she shouldn’t?
Selene above!
My fingers clenched around the counter as I scrambled for an answer.
Think, Kasmine. Think.
“No. He doesn’t,” I said too quickly, too forced. “He… uh…” I shifted, one hand going to my waist, the other gripping the edge of the counter as I searched for the right words. “He does that when he’s angry… Just to have some space.”
June didn’t respond right away.
She just sat there, watching me. Not blinking or reacting. She was just processing.
Damn it.
“He gets angry too easily and way too often, I guess.” she finally murmured, tilting her head slightly. “Because I’ve noticed he spends most of his nights in your room.”
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Another pause.
“I just…” She inhaled deeply as if steadying herself.
My heart slammed against my nibs, pounding so hard I swore she could hear it.
This is bad,
Too bad.
If she continues his way, she’d find out about our secret affair before we know it.
“Kester is just like that. June,” I said quickly, forcing a small, reassuring smile. You don’t have to worry about it. He’ll come around.”
She didn’t look convinced.
But she didn’t push further, either.
“Can I bomow your phone?” I asked, eager to change the subject..
“Sure.” She handed it over to me.
I needed to text Jake.
Ex now, he was probably drowning in worry, trying to reach me on a phone that no long
existed.
(Guilt curled in my stomach. At this point, it had washed me denn–scrubbed me raw.
I knew his number by heart.
Fingers shaking slightly, I typed it into the messaging app.
Take. It’s Kasmine. I’m sorry for not reaching out to you sooner. My brother found our secret phone and destroyed it. But I am fine and will be back in three days. Kisses.”
I hesitated for half a second before hitting send.
“Thanks, June.”
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She didn’t say anything. Just nodded, her expression totally unreadable.
The rest of the morning was… strange. Unsettling.
Three times, I bumped into June. Three times, she acted off–like she was seeing me for the first time. Her smiles were stiff, her responses slower, her eyes holding something tha sent a ripple of discomfort down my spine.
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