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 57 - Shattered Trust and a Vow for Justice


I stepped through the gleaming glass doors of Sterling Dynamics, my stomach twisting with a familiar cocktail of dread and anticipation. The weight of my sins pressed down on my shoulders—my affair with Kaelen, Rowena's dismissal, and now the weekend workday he'd commanded.


Several employees nodded politely as I crossed the marble lobby. Did they know? Could they see the invisible marks Kaelen had left on me? The thought made my skin flush hot with shame.


I'd managed to avoid wearing the revealing red dress Kaelen had selected. After he left for an early meeting, I'd quickly changed into a modest navy pencil skirt and cream blouse. A small act of defiance, but it gave me a shred of control back.


My phone buzzed in my purse as I stepped into the elevator. Elara's name flashed on the screen.


"Hey," I answered, grateful for the distraction from my thoughts.
