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 stood frozen in the bathroom, my heart hammering so hard I thought it might burst through my chest. Fifteen minutes. That's all Kaelen had given me. I could still see his eyes—cold, possessive, and something else I couldn't name that terrified me even more.


My hands trembled as I turned on the shower, hot water filling the room with steam. Tears blurred my vision. I needed to call Liam again. I had to know he was safe.


I fumbled with my hidden phone, tucked into the inner pocket of my purse. Six missed calls to Liam, all unanswered. My stomach clenched painfully.


"Please pick up," I whispered, trying once more. The phone rang and rang, but nothing.


Footsteps in the bedroom jolted me back to reality. Kaelen was getting impatient.


"Ten minutes, Seraphina!" His voice cut through the door.


Chapter 50