All Chapters of My New Stepbrother, My Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

LIANA’s POVMy breath freezes in my throat when I hear his voice. It's so rough and low as it vibrates through my body.I spin around so fast, I crash into a stone statue of some ancient wolf by my side. It wobbles for half a second, and before I could regain my balance enough to steady it, it shatters on the marble floor with a loud crash that echoes through the ground.I stare at the pieces of the shattered statue on the floor with my heart in my mouth. It probably cost more than my whole life. This…this is bad. This is so bad. I crouch and begin to reach for the pieces. Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about it.“Who the hell are you?” I look up just in time to see the stranger step out of the shadow. My breath caught for the second time in my throat.The stranger before me is tall. Maybe six foot one or two. His broad shoulders stretch the worn hoodie he has half-zipped up over a tight black shirt. His facial features are very sharp and sculpted, with hands that look like t

JACE’s POVShe hasn’t said a word since we pulled out of the Blackwell gates. Not that I expected her to, of course.She just sits there, with her arms folded tight across her chest, and head turned towards the window.The sun cuts through the windshield, catching the gold strands buried in her curls. I catch myself staring at the soft curve of her cheekbone, the tiny freckle near her lip, the way her pouty mouth twists when she’s annoyed. She's so small, yet every word out of her mouth is sharp enough to cut.I shouldn’t notice these things. I Shouldn’t think about how last night I thought she was a damn thief creeping through the dark. Shouldn’t think about how my blood caught fire the second my hand closed around her wrist.Mate.It still tastes like poison on my tongue.I tighten my grip on the steering wheel and force my eyes back to the road. Doesn’t matter how my wolf howls every time she shifts in her seat. Doesn’t matter that she smells like warmth and storms and something I