"Work Hard, Play Hard" Archie is never without a beautiful woman or a glass of scotch in his hand, which drives his ultra-wealthy, conservative parents to distraction. To force him to take life more seriously, his father threatens to name his cousin the CEO of the company Archie helped build from the ground up if he doesn't marry a girl of their choosing. To appease his parents, Archie proposes to Leticia and gives her the family heirloom ring. Archie's best friend Josh thinks he's making a big mistake and invites him for a week's holiday in Ibiza, telling him it's a stag party. With his boyfriend Charlie, Josh aims to convince Archie to face his true self and his long-buried truth. Archie initially clashes with the outgoing, gregarious Charlie, but soon finds himself drawn to him as Charlie returns the attraction, pushing Archie to explore this connection even at the risk of losing Josh's friendship. Archie's return to the real world makes him realize that his love for Charlie could cost him the CEO position and the love of his parents. Forced to choose between a chance at true love and familial loyalty, Archie makes the ultimate decision.
Archie POV
"Archibald Wright, pay attention to your mother" - I hear my father's sharp voice, and it brings me back to reality. These family dinners are always annoying. I look around, and everyone has their eyes on me. Great. I lower my eyes, and I start fiddling with my glass.
"Sorry, mother", - I let out while I take my scotch glass to my mouth, and I realise it is empty. I click my fingers and point at my glass while one of the servants brings the bottle and pours some more.
"Leave the bottle", - I say, and automatically mother coughs, catching the servant's attention and shakes her head. I offer her a small smile, and I can see her face change from fear from my mother to the warmth I cause her.
I can't deny that she is one of my favourites. Every time these dinners drag more than I would like, I end up having some fun in the dry store around the corner from the kitchen with one of the many girls my mother keeps hiring and firing from this house.
"It is time for you to settle down, son", - mother says, and I can't help but roll my eyes.
"Will you put that glass down?" - Mother says with an annoyed tone that brings chills down my spine. I put my scotch glass on the table and focus my attention on my mother's face.
"Look at Oscar", - she says, pointing at my cousin that is sitting across the table from me with his perfect wife and perfect family. Gag. He's more of a son to them than I ever was.
"I am not Oscar mother", - I let out while I take another sip from my drink, and I can see that she is about to explode on how red her face has turned.
"I can see that", - she says, scolding me and taking a sip of her white wine.
"It is time for you to settle down, bring some honour to this family and take your rightful place by my side at the company", - Father says, and for once, he caught my attention. That's what I have been working hard all these years, keeping my head down and doing what is asked of me.
"What are you saying?" - I ask, moving my eyes between my parents and mother smiles. I hate when she does that, she has something in mind, and I know I won't get away from it.
"We have a perfect girl for you, and you shall date and propose to her as soon as possible if you want to become the next CEO of our company", - Father says with his dry and monotone voice.
'Why would I marry someone I've never met?" - I let out, looking at my father.
And that is how I ended up wrapped up with Leticia. She is a Brazilian bomb introduced by my mother at one of her many dinner parties to find me a wife. I couldn't help not falling for her. She is beautiful and has an amazing body. Obviously, Josh hates her guts, and she's not very fond of him either.
We have been together for four months, and my parents have been putting pressure on me to propose, I know it's fast, but she is the perfect woman for me. She knows how to behave at dinners, and she definitely knows how to dress and impress everyone she needs to.
Her beautiful round brown eyes drive me crazy, and I can't wait to be married to this woman. Leticia rolls her eyes as soon as she sees josh arriving at the party.
"This is a first" - she sighs.
"Joshua Green attending a party alone", - Leticia says, looking around and smiling at some important people that walk past us.
Josh offers me his hand to shake, and after that, he approaches Leticia giving her half a kiss on her cheek.
"There's too many fish in the sea, and I want to go fishing", - Josh says to Leticia, who looks at me annoyed. I can't help but chuckle. Josh is openly gay, and he has no problem in saying what comes into his mind. My parents don't particularly like him because of his sexual preference. What can I say? My family is too conservative for my taste. My family endures Josh because he comes from a long line of British aristocrats, which looks good on my family relations.
Josh refused to attend the party, but I convinced him to come around with the pretence of free alcohol and high society males still in the closet for him to have some fun. Most of these posh men have a hidden desire to try another man, and I hear the conversations in the inner circle of the yacht club I am a part of.
It's hard work to try and please your best friend and girlfriend when they hate each other. Today is our engagement party. I will be proposing to Leticia with the family heirloom ring. It is a ring that doesn't have one diamond, it has seven carved onto a beautiful green emerald. Leticia's eyes almost fell out of their sockets when she first saw them.
Obviously, mother showed it to her and resized it before the party so it wouldn't look odd on her finger as soon as I propose. I'm not too fond of public speeches, and today is taking a toll on my mental health. I keep getting refilled glasses of scotch from the waiters that walk around serving drinks. Leticia has already given me a dirty look to stop, but I honestly can't.
I do like her, but I don't know if I am ready to abdicate my bohemian lifestyle for her. But unfortunately, I have no say on the matter.
"Archie", - Leticia says in my ear, bringing me back to the party
"Yes, love?" - I ask, looking at her
Leticia's eyes lock on mine.
"It is time, sweetheart" - she says, and I look around, and I see my Father looking at us from afar. I clear my throat, and the music comes to an abrupt end, and I take the ring box from the small pocket of my Tuxedo. This is it. No running away now.
I lock eyes with Josh, and I can see the sadness in them. I lower my gaze, and I take a deep breath positioning myself onto one knee.
This is the Third Book of My Lycan but it can be read as a stand alone. Chase and Colt Evans twins are the future Alphas of their pack. They are being raised by their mother and father appreciating life and making sure they value everyone the same way. The twins are living their teenage years as any other teenager, but They are hiding a secret, a secret that only a hand full of people know. Their secret can make them lose their position of power in their pack and most importantly, their Mate. Arya Silver is an irreverent werewolf and she is being trained to kill, her father James Evans is making her an indestructible war machine. Arya is surrounded by lies and treason, will she be able to continue the lifestyle was planned out for her or will she join the twins fighting for equality? Will she allow herself to love or will she keep her eyes on the prize?
Here I am, sitting in my truck driving back home. I can't believe dad has finally decided to step down and he wants me to become the new Alpha. I can't believe that has been 10 years since I left. It's been 11 years since I lost my mate. 11 years since my younger siblings were born. 11 years since I became depressed and I was on a journey of self-destruction. The loss of a mate is the worse thing we can ever go through. Follow Leon’s journey in becoming a powerful Alpha and getting a second chance in , but will he take it? Will his mate accept a broken? A broken Alpha. Book Two of My LycanNow it's Leon’s turn.
Me? Who am I? I am the Alpha of the Blood night Pack. I am feared by those who don't know me and respected by those who do. I never had a problem in eliminating the threat. I've been waiting for my mate since I turned 18, and I am 35 now. But when I see her for the first time, my wolf cries for her attention but she's under a spell. My mate doesn't recognize me. I need her, I will have her. She will be mine and no one will stop me, not even a spell.
When Zora was sick during the early days of her pregnancy, Ezrah was with his first love, Piper. When Zora got into an accident and called Ezrah, he said he was busy, when in actual fact, he was buying shoes for Piper. Zora lost her baby because of the accident, and throughout her stay at the hospital, Ezrah never showed up. She already knew that he didn't love her, but that was the last straw for the camel's back, and her fragile heart could not take it anymore. When Ezrah arrived home a few days after Zora was discharged from the hospital, he no longer met the woman who always greeted him with a smile and cared for him. Zora stood at the top of the stairs and yelled with a cold expression, "Good news, Ezrah! Our baby died in a car accident. There is nothing between us anymore, so let's get a divorce." The man who claimed not to have any feelings for Zora, being cold and distant towards her, and having asked her for a divorce twice, instantly panicked.
Corinne devoted three years of her life to her boyfriend, only for it to all go to waste. He saw her as nothing more than a country bumpkin and left her at the altar to be with his true love. After getting jilted, Corinne reclaimed her identity as the granddaughter of the town’s richest man, inherited a billion-dollar fortune, and ultimately rose to the top. But her success attracted the envy of others, and people constantly tried to bring her down. As she dealt with these troublemakers one by one, Mr. Hopkins, notorious for his ruthlessness, stood by and cheered her on. “Way to go, honey!”
To the public, she was the CEO's executive secretary. Behind closed doors, she was the wife he never officially acknowledged. Jenessa was elated when she learned that she was pregnant. But that joy was replaced with dread as her husband, Ryan, showered his affections on his first love. With a heavy heart, she chose to set him free and leave. When they met again, Ryan's attention was caught by Jenessa's protruding belly. "Whose child are you carrying?!" he demanded. But she only scoffed. "It's none of your business, my dear ex-husband!"
“Do I want a taste?” his voice deeper than he had ever spoken. His eyes pinned on me like I was the only thing that fascinated him. “What do I do?” I thought to myself as he moved closer to me, I wanted to run away, to resist him but I was pinned to the wall by him. “Gosh I hate this man so much” his scent, his body, his beautiful green eyes, he was driving me crazy. I know this is wrong, he has a fiancee and all but that makes me want him even more. “Get on the bed and spread your legs” his cold voice woke me up and then I remembered I was just a maid to him. “Yes master”.
Joelle thought she could change Adrian's heart after three years of marriage, but she realized too late that it already belonged to another woman. "Give me a baby, and I'll set you free." The day Joelle went into labor, Adrian was traveling with his mistress on his private jet. "I don't care whom you love. My debt is paid. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other." Not long after Joelle left, Adrian found himself begging on his knees. "Please come back to me."
She thought she was the love of his life, and he became the love of her life that fateful day she had seen him at the pack's party. Selene Grace was only a replica of Alpha Leo's real mate, and when he spotted her, Leo immediately claimed her as his Luna in order to suppress the rumors of him being mateless. Being unable to conceive turns Selene's marriage into a nightmare, and as if that wasn't enough, Alpha Leo finally reunites with his long time lover and mate, rejecting a pregnant Selene as a result. 5 years later, Selene, a now successful doctor, receives an invitation to the moon shadow pack in order to rid the pack of a deadly disease which has struck it. Will Selene return back to the pack which had caused her so much pain, and what would she do when she realizes that she is mated to the Alpha who had betrayed her in the past?