Serena_Moon

"Sterling, what have you done?"  I whispered, my voice trembling.  "He was just asking for help!"

My stepbrother's eyes, usually a deep emerald green, now glowed with predatory amber as he shifted partially back from his wolf form.  His breathing was heavy, primal.

"He was too close to you, Aurora.  His scent was all over you."  Sterling's voice was eerily calm as he wiped blood from his hands onto his dark jeans.  "No man approaches what's mine."

Mine.  That word made my skin crawl.  I wasn't his.  I was his stepsister, not his possession.

Claimed By My Stepbrother's Obsession

I gripped the steering wheel tightly as I pulled into the Willow Creek Sanitarium parking lot. The building stood like a silent sentinel against the clear blue sky, its red brick facade and white trim giving it an almost cheerful appearance that belied its purpose.


My heart hammered against my ribs. I'd come prepared with a lawyer's note requesting access to Kaelen's psychiatric records—a document I'd had drafted yesterday after hearing Morgana's disturbing revelations about my stepbrother's "therapy" and "anger issues."


"You can do this," I whispered to myself, checking my reflection in the rearview mirror. I'd dressed professionally in a cream-colored blouse and black slacks, hoping to project authority and competence. The woman staring back at me looked far more confident than I felt.


Chapter 99