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 34 - A Monster's Demand, A Fiancée's Approach


The horror cemented in my chest as I stared at Kaelen's phone screen. A live video feed showed Liam hunched over his desk in what looked like a cramped office space, his face drawn and exhausted. Dark circles hung beneath his eyes as he frantically typed, occasionally glancing at a clock on the wall.


"What is this?" I whispered, unable to tear my eyes away from the screen.


"Insurance," Kaelen replied, his voice chillingly casual. "Did you really think I'd let something as important as Liam Vance's whereabouts to chance?"


My fingers trembled as I reached for the phone. Kaelen allowed me to take it, a smug smile playing on his lips as I watched Liam run a tired hand through his disheveled hair.


"You've been... monitoring him?" The words felt thick in my throat.
