My Stepbrother 353

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“I was good to you,” he whispered. “I was good to you.”

blinked fast, my own throat burning.

The silence after Jake’s last words was crushing. He sat there with his Jaw tight and his shoulders trembling slightly like he was trying to hold something in. But it was clear the leash on s control was fraying.

I didn’t recognize him anymore.

“I was good to you,” he whispered again, and this time, there was no heartbreak in his tone, only something eerily hollow and broken in all the wrong places.

I turned my head, blinking, trying to find the right words. Anything to calm the air that was thickening like a noose around my neck.

“Jake,” I croaked. “I didn’t mean for…”

His hand snapped out and gripped the back of my head before I could finish. My gasp barely made it out of my throat before he pulled me forward, fast and hard, crushing his mouth against mine.

1 jerked in shock at the desperation and roughness in his kiss.

I whimpered, my hands flying up to push at his chest, wriggling and fighting, but he was too strong and too far gone.

My heart was screaming. I shoved harder again, my palms colliding against his collarbone until finally, finally, I twisted away just enough to break free, gasping for air.

I yanked at the door handle and practically threw myself out of the car.

The cool night air slapped me in the face. Gravel bit into the soles of my shoes as I ran a few feet before spinning around,

my chest heaving.

Jake followed me.

He stumbled out, his eyes wide and manic under the single yellowish gleam of streetlamp above us. His hair was tousled, and lips red from the forceful kiss, while his hands were twitching like he didn’t know what to do with them.

He didn’t look like Jake anymore.

“Don’t,” I warned, raising my palm to keep him back. “Don’t come closer.”

“Kasmine…”

“No!” I snapped, “Don’t. Please. Jake, I’m sorry,” I breathed, “I’m sorry for everything. I’m sorry you had to

you had to see it. But you have to understand…”

ir it. Sorry

I stepped back, my heart pounding so loud it nearly deafened me. My pulse thudded in my ears. My lungs couldn’t catch

“It wasn’t supposed to happen like that,” I said, my voice no different from cracked glass. “I didn’t want to hurt you. God,

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Jake, I never meant to hurt you.”

Tears pressed hot behind my eyes, but I blinked them back because he was still moving and coming closer.

now have a mate,” I whispered. My chest split open around the words. “I belong to someone else now. And I need you to “let me go.”

His face contorted. Something darker had taken root.

But he shook his head, almost childlike. “No,” he rasped. “No, you don’t get to say that. Not after everything. Not after what I gave you. I gave you my heart, Kasniine. All of it!”

“I’m sorry…” I sobbed.

“Just love me back, and I’d save you, Mine. I will, I swear. We still have time.” He rushed his words, and I got even more

terrified.

“What do you mean, Jake? Stay away from me!” I panicked and yelled, about bolting when he lunged.

Before I could even suck in a scream, his hand shot out, gripping the back of my head with a force that made my neck snap forward. His mouth crashed into mine again.

Ltwisted violently, panic surging like ice through my veins. I shoved at his chest, fingers clawing at his arms.

“Get off me! Jake, stop!”

I stumbled back across the gravel, nearly falling as I broke free. My legs moved quickly, carrying me down the empty road.

The road spun under my feet. It was freezing.

“Kasmine!” Jake’s voice roared behind me. “Don’t you run from me!”

I spun around with my arms out and my palms lifted.

“Don’t come any closer!” I shouted, “Don’t!”

Jake slowed, but his eyes gleamed, glassy, and crazed under the moonlight.

“I loved you,” he said. “I still love you. You think I’m going to just let you go? After all of this? Allow me save you from them, Kasmine! No one can save you. Not even Kester!”

And then he surged forward again with his arms outstretched and his eyes locked on mine like he was about to devour me

whole.

But just before he reached me, a wet, horrible squelch filled my ears.

Jake jerked and froze.

His eyes widened in confusion at first, then pain… A deep, soul–shattering pain.

His lips parted silently as if to say something, but no sound came out.

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I gasped and stumbled back when I saw blood. So much of it.

It poured out of his chest in a thick, dark stream. It soaked through his shirt, smeared down his abdomen, and gushed over

his hands as they reached for something or someone who wasn there to save him.

“I staggered backward, my hands flying to my mouth. My scream never made it past my throat.

Jake swayed.

His knees buckled. He hit the ground hard, facedown, like a puppet whose strings had been cut.

I stood transfixed, with my eyes wide, unable to move.

“No…”

He was dead.

I slowly lifted my eyes and saw someone standing behind Jake, with his face blank as stone and his expression carved from ice and wrath.

And in his fist was Jake’s bloody heart… It was still beating.

My knees nearly gave out.

“No…” I rasped. “Kester… what have you done?”

Author’s Note: Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes. I really appreciate them. I’m truly grateful to have such wonderful readers who care about me this much. I love you all. Although I am still recovering, I just can’t bear to leave my readers hanging for so long. That’s why I tried my best to put these chapters together. An extra chapter will be added shortly. BUT!!! Mind you, you aren’t prepared for what is to come!

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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.

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My Stepbrother

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Status: Ongoing Type: Alpha Native Language: English

My Stepbrother

Synopsis : My Stepbrother

Kasmine’s world shattered the night she witnessed her stepbrother, Kester Hamilton—the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack—murder an innocent man in cold blood. What began as a normal evening in the woods turned into a nightmare that would haunt her forever. The man Kester killed was no threat; he had only been talking to Kasmine. Yet Kester justified the murder by claiming the man tried to force himself on her.

Trembling and terrified, Kasmine confronted him, refusing to believe his twisted explanation. But Kester’s demeanor remained disturbingly calm. He didn’t show an ounce of remorse. Instead, he scolded her for being dramatic and tried to drag her back to the party, as if nothing had happened. When she resisted, he unleashed his Alpha command—a power no wolf could defy. Under his control, Kasmine’s will crumbled, and she obeyed him like a puppet.

As she returned to the party—ironically, Kester’s girlfriend’s birthday celebration—Kasmine’s heart broke. The brother who once protected her now scared her more than anyone else.

Her mind drifted back to her childhood, to the days when Kester had been her hero. After her father’s death, her mother remarried Alpha Kade Hamilton, Kester’s father. At the time, Kester was fourteen and Kasmine was only seven. He took her under his wing, treating her like a precious little sister. He brought her gifts, defended her from bullies, and made her feel safe. To everyone around them, Kester was the perfect big brother.

But as Kasmine grew older, that “protectiveness” became something else—something dark and possessive. By the time she turned sixteen, Kester had started isolating her from others. He didn’t allow her to have male friends, and even her time with female friends was limited. He wanted her attention, her trust, and her presence—all to himself. It became suffocating.

Now, at twenty years old, Kasmine had no boyfriend and barely any social life. Every time she tried to rebel, Kester reminded her that she should wait for her fated mate when she turned twenty-one and got her wolf. Her parents saw his control as love and protection, never suspecting how toxic and obsessive it had become.

After witnessing the murder, Kasmine was emotionally destroyed. She couldn’t eat, sleep, or think straight. The image of the lifeless man haunted her. Luckily, she only had to see Kester on weekends, since he was busy running both his pack and his billion-dollar company—Zamford Technologies. But even from a distance, his control continued. He had bugged her phone and laptop, monitoring every message and call. There was no escaping his watchful eyes.

Trying to focus on her studies, Kasmine pushed herself to attend her final year of college. She was preparing for her internship, and for once, she felt hopeful. She had submitted three company choices, deliberately avoiding Zamford Technologies to stay away from Kester. Her best friend, Jake—a guy she secretly liked—had applied to the same companies. She dreamed of being placed in the same one as him. Maybe then, away from Kester’s shadow, she could experience normal life, maybe even love.

That morning, she rushed to campus, still hopeful about the internship results. At the school entrance, she met her best friend, Claire, who looked visibly upset. Claire confessed she had been posted to J&F Technologies. Her disappointment wasn’t about the company—it was about Kester. Claire had nursed a crush on him for years and had listed Zamford Technologies in hopes of working near him. But her wish had failed, and she’d lost her chance.

Trying to comfort her, Kasmine asked about her own posting. Strangely, Claire didn’t answer, avoiding her eyes. Confused but impatient, Kasmine dragged her to the information board. Her heart raced as she scanned the list, looking first for Jake’s name. He was placed at Plush Technologies—one of the options they’d chosen together.

Excited, she searched for her name next, praying to see it under the same company. But her excitement quickly turned to dread. Her hands trembled. Her breath caught in her throat. There, beside her name, was written: Zamford Technologies.

The world seemed to tilt around her.

It couldn’t be real. There had to be some mistake. How could she, of all people, end up at her stepbrother’s company—the very place she’d tried hardest to avoid? Panic rose in her chest as the realization sank in. Kester must have done this. Somehow, he had found a way to manipulate her placement, ensuring that even in her professional life, she couldn’t escape his grasp.

Her mind flashed back to his piercing green eyes, his dominating voice, the way he’d ordered her around after committing murder without remorse. Now, he would have full control over her again—for hours every day. There would be no hiding, no breathing space.

As she stood frozen before the board, Kasmine felt her fragile hope for freedom crumble. She had spent years yearning for the day she could make her own choices—turn twenty-one, find her fated mate, and escape Kester’s suffocating hold. But now, destiny—or rather, Kester’s manipulation—had pulled her right back into his world.

And deep down, she feared that this time, she might not make it out alive.

Themes and Tone:
“The Alpha’s Obsession” explores the darkness behind overprotective love, the trauma of control disguised as care, and the pain of being trapped by someone who claims to love you. The tone is tense, emotional, and suspenseful, building a deep sense of dread as Kasmine realizes that every path she takes leads her back to the same monster she once called “brother.”