Chapter 220
KASMINE.
“Why did you shut me out, Kasmine?” His voice wasn’t angry anymore–it was low, almost broken, and it hit deeper than the yelling ever could. He dragged a hand through his damp hair, fingers tightening in frustration before he let them drop to his sides. “Why?”
I scoffed. God, he was unbelievable.
“Why don’t you go spend more quality time with your fiancée?” I snapped, crossing my arms over my chest. “Maybe she’ll help you forget that I even exist,” I said, holding his gaze and hoping I looked as serious as I wish I looked.
His brows pulled together as if the words physically pained him. “It’s not what you think, baby. Let me explain. Please-”
The earlier I accepted this, the better for me. For us.
“Don’t,” I cut in quickly before losing my nerve. “Don’t give me that line, Kester. Don’t you
dare try to fix this with sweet words and that look on your face.”
“Kasmine-‘
“No!” I bit out, my voice trembling despite how hard I fought to keep it steady. “There is nothing to explain! Didn’t I tell you before now? Didn’t I say we’ll never go past the doors of our rooms?” My throat tightened around the words, but I forced them out, venom and
all.
“I knew this would happen. I anticipated it. And guess what?” I took a step toward him, arms still folded, my jaw tight. “I. Don’t. Care.”
I spat those words like they were true.
But Kester only stared at me with those infuriatingly knowing eyes. And then… he chuckled. Not the amused kind. The kind soaked in disbelief.
“You don’t care?” he repeated in a deadly calm tone. His gaze dragged down my body slowly–like he was reading every crack I was trying to plaster over.
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“Mhum ttdll me why you’re trembling with rage, Kasmine?? Hestrapped forward. I took a involuntary step back. “Tell me why you shut yourselffontt fortwowhole days without wanting to speak to me. Why you wouldn’t even lookkattme.”
Il clenched my fists at my sides, nails digging into my palinstto keep the tears from risi again. But they burned anyway.
His tone dropped lower as he stepped closen “Telllmteyoudon’t care, baby, and make r lhelieve it. Look me in the eye and tell me none offttliis–none of us–meant anything.”
He stopped just inches from me. His warm presence wrapped around me like heat- infuriating and magnetic and completely suffocating.
I wanted to scream.
I wanted to kiss him.
I wanted to shove him out the doorrandbeimmotto leave.
But all I could do was stand there–shalling, breath stuttering in my throat, chest risin and falling like I’d just ruma marathon Ilmeverssigned up for. My fingers curled into m palms, willing my body to still!…to stop betraying me in front of him.
“June is just a means to amend!.Illllcall offtthe engagement before that ring even getss chance to sit cold on her fingen,” live stepped forward, taking my hands in his, “You’reet! one I love.”
My breath hitched..
“You’re the one I live for litewhispered.
God.
His eyes searched mine asiffll was the only thing in the world that made senseetcollim
“What you saw the affiurday…that wasn’t supposed to happen. I didn’ttplamitt. Ildin want it. And Ilim sunny. Soffucking sorry.” His grip on my hands tightened lassiffaffna¿dll pull away. “Il swear to you, Kasmine–I’ve never touched her. I never will!“”
My heart twistall. No, ffluttered. Then, it dropped again.
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Rucnuse for days, I’d been torturing myself with the idem off them together. The image o Her hands on him. His lips on hers. I had imagined itt in conuel, vivid detail… and all the while, I was wrong?
Stupid.
Utterly, painfully wrong.
Baby…” he breathed, brushing his knuckles gently across my cheek like he was touchin glass. “Even if you won’t say it… I know this means something to you.”
His voice was quieter and tender now. The kind of voice that folded around you like wai sheets on a cold night. The kind thatt stripped defenses bare.
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