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 20 - A Mother's Visit, A Brother's Chilling Game


"Please, Sterling, please." I was practically begging now, my voice choked with desperation. "Let me go. I'll do anything."


Sterling's grip on my wrists tightened, his body still pressing mine against the wall. My mother's footsteps grew louder in the hallway.


"Anything?" His eyes gleamed with dangerous interest. "That's a dangerous promise to make, little sister."


"Yes, anything. Just don't let her find us like this." Tears pricked my eyes. I couldn't bear the thought of my mother witnessing this twisted thing between us—not like this, not on Sterling's manipulative terms.


He leaned closer, his breath hot against my ear. "Leave your bedroom door unlocked tonight."


"You heard me." His thumb traced my lower lip. "Unlock your door tonight. That's my price."


The footsteps stopped right outside the door. A gentle knock followed.
