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

Chapter 106 - The Alpha's Concession: An Engagement Date Named


The restaurant's hushed atmosphere felt suffocating as I stared at the untouched food on my plate. My mind was miles away – with Seraphina. Two days of silence from her had left a hollow ache in my chest that I couldn't shake.


I blinked, focusing on Alpha Valerius's stern face across the table. His gray eyes had narrowed to slits, clearly annoyed at my lack of attention during this "important" lunch meeting.


"My apologies," I said, straightening in my chair. "You were saying?"


Beside her father, Isolde shifted uncomfortably, her long fingers fidgeting with her napkin. I caught a flash of hurt in her eyes that made guilt twist in my stomach. She deserved better than this farce of an engagement.


"I was discussing the timeline for the merger," Alpha Valerius said, his tone clipped. "But clearly, your mind is elsewhere."
