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 53 - Dawn of an Obsession's Claim


Kaelen's fingers traced slow circles on my bare hip as I lay motionless, pretending to sleep. The weight of his gaze burned into my skin. I fought to keep my breathing even, desperate to delay facing the aftermath of what had happened between us.


"I know you're awake, little mate," he murmured, his voice carrying that smug tone I'd grown to dread.


I kept my eyes closed, clinging to this moment of false peace.


His hand slid up my side, fingers grazing the curve of my breast. "The rapid flutter of your pulse gives you away every time."


I reluctantly opened my eyes to find Kaelen propped on one elbow, staring down at me with undisguised possession. His green eyes glinted in the dim morning light filtering through the curtains.


"How long have you been watching me sleep?" I asked, pulling the sheet higher to cover myself.
