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 72 - A Tyrant's Vision: The Dress, The Demand, and a Dark Secret Revealed


I stared at the massive bouquet dominating my office corner, Kaelen's note still clutched in my trembling hand. His words echoed in my mind: "You have consumed every inch of me, Seraphina. Tell me, do I haunt you the way you haunt me?"


My phone buzzed on the desk, making me jump. Liam's name flashed on the screen, his text gentle and concerned: "Hope you like the rose. Lunch tomorrow?"


Before I could respond, a second message notification appeared—from Kaelen.


"The Serene Bloom Spa. 4:30 PM. Don't be late."


No pleasantries. No question mark. Just a command, as if my agreement was already assumed. I glanced at the clock: 3:45 PM.


"Bastard," I muttered, even as my heart raced. Was I really so predictable that he knew I would drop everything at his summons?
