"You are coming with us," Damon, the first-born twin, commanded, his tone brokering no disagreement. "I'm not going anywhere with either of you," Ember snarled, her eyes blazing with defiance. "You'll come with us, Mate," Xavier said, his voice calm but resolute. "When we reach the pack, we can discuss everything else." "I said, NO," Ember snapped, her heart pounding with anger. "I will never go back to that pack, and I will never go anywhere with you two. I don't even want to be mated to either of you," she hissed, her laughter hollow as she wiped away the tears that had begun to fall. "Do you know what?" She raised a brow at them. "I reje-" Before she could finish, the Alpha twins were on her, each grabbing her on one side. Their fangs elongated, and without hesitation, they bit into her neck, marking her with brutal force. Ember, an Omega at seventeen, had been wrongfully exiled from her pack, accused by the Alpha twins-Damon and Xavier-of a crime she didn't commit. Three years later, they find each other again, and Ember learns that she is the Alpha twins' Mate, with far more at stake than she ever realized.
Ember had always hated the dark. The shadow of the trees, the way they bent and swayed like looming giants in the night, seemed to press in on her as she made her way deeper into the forest. A full moon hung high in the sky, casting an eerie light over the undergrowth, but it did little to ease the weight pressing on her chest. The chill in the air bit through her thin clothing, but it wasn't the cold that bothered her. It was the memories-the whispers that seemed to follow her with every step, each echoing the past she couldn't escape.
Her heart thundered in her chest, but Ember pressed on. She had to. No other choice remained. Not when the pack had abandoned her, not when her world had been shattered by those who should have protected her. Her thoughts raced, spiraling into darker corners of her mind.
The sharp snap of a twig underfoot had her stopping dead in her tracks. She froze, every muscle in her body taut, her senses stretching out to the edges of the forest. A figure emerged from the shadows. Tall, broad-shouldered, and unmistakable.
"Damon," Ember's voice came out as a growl, full of loathing.
He stepped forward, his silhouette sharp against the backdrop of moonlight, his eyes glowing faintly with an amber hue. The first-born twin of the Alpha pair, Damon Tyrell. Even after three years, seeing him stirred something deep inside her-a mix of anger, hurt, and the faintest trace of a feeling she couldn't name.
"Ember," Damon said, his voice smooth, but there was a steel to it, one that hadn't been there before. "You're not getting away."
She clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. "I'm not going anywhere with you. Not after everything you did."
Damon's gaze softened for the briefest of moments, a flicker of something almost like regret crossing his face. It disappeared too quickly for her to truly believe it.
"Don't make this harder than it has to be," Damon said, his tone taking on an almost pleading quality. "We don't have to fight. We just need to bring you back to the pack. To us."
Ember's laugh was bitter, almost cruel. "You want me back with you? After everything?" She took a step back, shaking her head. "No. I don't belong there anymore. I don't belong with you."
Damon stepped forward, his eyes narrowing with a predatory gleam. "You never left, Ember. You've always been a part of this pack. And you're coming back where you belong."
The world seemed to tilt on its axis as a familiar, deeper voice joined the conversation.
"She's not coming anywhere with either of you," Xavier's voice carried from the shadows. The second-born twin emerged from the dark, his presence just as commanding as Damon's. Where Damon's eyes glowed amber with power, Xavier's held a deeper, more dangerous hue. There was no softness in Xavier. Only the brutal force of the Alpha blood running through his veins. He was a reflection of everything Ember had feared-and hated-since the day her life was torn apart.
"Xavier," Ember snarled, her heart racing again, but this time it wasn't from fear. It was from rage. "You don't get to tell me where I belong."
"You don't get to choose," Xavier replied, his voice cold. "You were marked long before you ever realized it."
The words hit her like a physical blow, and for a moment, she struggled to breathe. "Marked?" she repeated, her voice breaking.
Damon's lips curled upward slightly, a faint but sinister smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. "You didn't think we'd forget, did you?" His eyes softened only for a heartbeat before the dominance returned, the Alpha aura swirling around him. "You were always meant to be ours, Ember."
She recoiled at the words. "No," she whispered, almost to herself. "No, I'm not."
Her back stiffened, her pulse thundering in her ears as her mind screamed at her to run, to get away. The cold wind whispered through the trees, carrying with it the scent of the wolves who had chased her here. But the real truth hit her in waves-no matter how fast she ran, no matter how far she tried to go, the past always seemed to catch up. And these two... these Alpha twins, would never let her escape.
"Don't," she whispered, her voice trembling despite her best efforts. "I never wanted this."
Xavier took a step closer, his eyes fixed on her. There was something in them that made her breath catch-a glimmer of something deeper, more ancient. "But it's already been decided, Ember. You're our mate. Whether you want to accept it or not."
Ember shook her head, disbelieving. "I don't want this. I don't want either of you. I don't want to be your mate."
Damon's eyes flicked to Xavier briefly, before turning back to Ember. "You don't get to choose. We marked you already. The bond is there. You belong to us, and we won't let you go."
"Don't touch me," she hissed, stepping back, but she was already backed into a corner. The weight of the forest seemed to close in on her, and she realized there was no escape. The pack would always be after her, always searching, always hunting, like wolves after their prey.
Xavier's hand shot out, grabbing her wrist before she could react. His grip was tight, unyielding. "You don't have a choice in this, Ember."
She struggled, trying to pull away, but her strength was nothing compared to his. And before she could even think of a way to escape, Damon was there, his fingers curling around her other arm.
"This ends now," Damon muttered, his voice low, just for her. "We're taking you back with us, whether you like it or not."
Ember fought harder, her teeth gritted in defiance. "I will never go back. You both betrayed me. You exiled me. You ruined my life!"
Xavier's jaw clenched, but there was no sign of remorse in his expression. "That was then. This is now, and we are not the same. You're our Mate, Ember. And that means everything."
"Not to me," she spat, her gaze hard. "Not anymore."
But Xavier wasn't listening. With a sudden, swift movement, he yanked her forward, pulling her into his chest. His breath was hot against her skin as his fangs lengthened, gleaming in the moonlight.
"You can't reject the bond, Ember," he said softly, almost cruelly, as he lifted her chin with one finger. "It's already been sealed."
Before she could react, Damon did the same on her other side. In one swift motion, both twins sank their fangs deep into her neck, marking her forcefully.
Pain surged through her as she screamed, her body trembling from the force of their bite. But worse than the pain was the feeling-the terrifying, electrifying sensation of the bond connecting them, coursing through her veins like wildfire. Her body betrayed her, trembling under their touch, her heart hammering with an unfamiliar rhythm.
"You're ours now," Damon whispered against her ear, his voice a dangerous caress. "And you'll never be free of us again."
Ember's vision blurred as the world spun out of control. The pain subsided, leaving only the weight of the bond, the bond she had tried so desperately to resist. The bond that tied her to them, whether she wanted it or not.
She knew no matter how far she ran, no matter how hard she fought, the Alpha twins would always find her. And the worst part? She couldn't escape them.
On the night of the Blood Moon, Nikky Lumpo thought she'd finally find her place-bound by fate to the Alpha she had always loved. But when Alpha Tobias Mattheus rejects her in front of the entire pack, branding her as weak and unworthy, her world shatters. Left broken and cast out, Nikky flees into the forbidden woods, where an ancient, cursed power stirs. There, she encounters Julio Irving, a monstrous, exiled Lycan who has spent centuries in the shadows. But instead of killing her, he does the unthinkable-he claims her as his mate. Bound by a force stronger than fate itself, Nikky finds herself torn between the mate who cast her aside and the beast who sees her true worth. As war looms between packs and long-buried secrets come to light, Nikky must make a choice-embrace the darkness and claim her power, or risk losing herself to a love that was never meant to be.
For years, Adele Kenneth has been a ghost in her own pack-an omega orphan with no place, no power, and no future. But everything changes the night she shifts for the first time... and her wolf calls to the most feared Alpha in the realm. Drake Anders is known as the Shadow Alpha, a ruthless leader with a past stained in blood. He doesn't believe in fated mates-until the moment he lays eyes on Adele. But claiming her would ignite a war, for she belongs to the very pack that slaughtered his family. Torn between vengeance and an undeniable bond, Drake must decide: will he defy fate and let Adele go, or will he risk everything to keep her by his side? With enemies lurking in the shadows and secrets threatening to destroy them both, their love may be the only thing powerful enough to rewrite destiny-or doom them forever.
Raine Carter has spent her life on the run, hiding a deadly secret-she is the last descendant of a bloodline powerful enough to challenge the rule of the ruthless Alpha King, Kade Voss. When fate forces her back into the heart of the Shadowfang Pack, she comes face-to-face with the one wolf she never expected-her fated mate. Kade has ruled with an iron fist, never expecting the Moon Goddess to grant him a mate. Yet, when he scents Raine, everything changes. She is his, and nothing will stop him from claiming her. But Raine refuses to bow, carrying secrets that could shatter his world. As passion ignites and dark forces rise, Raine must decide-surrender to the mate bond or fight for her freedom. But when an ancient enemy emerges, threatening to destroy them both, Kade and Raine must unite or risk losing everything, including their hearts.
Self-made businesswoman Aria Lawson unexpectedly lands a high-profile job as the personal assistant to the reclusive billionaire Nicolas Vaughn, she quickly learns that nothing about him is as it seems. Behind his cold demeanor and untouchable reputation lies a man struggling with his past and a deep, dark secret. As Aria and Nicolas's professional relationship turns personal, their undeniable chemistry leads them down a dangerous path of forbidden desire. But with the shadows of his secrets threatening to tear them apart, will Aria be able to forgive Nicolas's past in exchange for a future together, or will his lies destroy everything they've built?
When Cynthia Brown, a struggling artist, finds herself stranded in a small coastal town after a car breakdown, the last thing she expects is to cross paths with the town's most elusive resident- Arnaut Peterson, a reclusive billionaire with a past he refuses to face. Arnaut, once a celebrated architect, has buried himself in solitude after a devastating betrayal. But Cynthia's fiery spirit and stubborn optimism chip away at the walls he's built around his heart. As she paints murals on the town's forgotten buildings, she unknowingly brings color back into Arnaut's world. With each passing day, their connection deepens, but ghosts of their pasts threaten to pull them apart. Cynthia is running from a love that nearly destroyed her, and Arnaut fears letting someone in again. When the past finally catches up, they must decide- are they willing to risk everything for a love they never saw coming?
Lena, a girl with a troubled past, lands a servant job in a foreign country, hoping to escape her hardships. Her life takes an unexpected twist when she loses her virginity to a wealthy, heartbroken man, Max Kingston, who recently discovered his girlfriend's betrayal. Max falls deeply for Lena, but his world shatters when she narrowly escapes a murder attempt, and he vows to track down the one responsible for hurting the woman he loves. Lena's life spirals further when she finds out she's pregnant with Max's child, but a dangerous shootout leaves Max with partial memory loss, and he forgets everything about her. As Lena faces wrongful accusations and a potential jail sentence for a crime framed by the Baxter brothers back home, she feels crushed. Will Max remember the woman he loves in time to save her from this nightmare? Or will Lena be deported and imprisoned for a crime she never committed?
"I stood at the edge of my heart and watched him choose her. In the end, I was not the one he needed. I was simply the one he settled for." - Noelle ~~~~~~~ I thought I was the one he loved. But a few days before our wedding, I saw him in a way I never had before. His eyes softened as he spoke to her. His first love, and the very woman who had left him in pieces. Heartbreak was something I knew too well. And as I watched the love he still held for her in his eyes, I realized what I had to do. I couldn't marry a man who wasn't truly mine. With no means to cancel the wedding and lacking the courage to confront him, I made a desperate choice to leave. I painfully gave his first love my treasured engagement ring thinking it was for the best and the only way to free myself. But when he saw that ring on her finger, the fragile world I had tried to escape began to shatter. His obsession to find me and bring me back ignited a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
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!”
Rachel used to think that her devotion would win Brian over one day, but she was proven wrong when his true love returned. Rachel had endured it all—from standing alone at the altar to dragging herself to the hospital for an emergency treatment. Everyone thought she was crazy to give up so much of herself for someone who didn’t return her feelings. But when Brian received news of Rachel’s terminal illness and realized she didn’t have long to live, he completely broke down. "I forbid you to die!" Rachel just smiled. She no longer needed him. "I will finally be free."
Kaelyn devoted three years tending to her husband after a terrible accident. But once he was fully recovered, he cast her aside and brought his first love back from abroad. Devastated, Kaelyn decided on a divorce as people mocked her for being discarded. She went on to reinvent herself, becoming a highly sought-after doctor, a champion racer, and an internationally renowned architectural designer. Even then, the traitors sneered in disdain, believing Kaelyn would never find someone. But then the ex-husband’s uncle, a powerful warlord, returned with his army to ask for Kaelyn’s hand in marriage.
"Ahh!" She was in a moaning mess. She did not want to feel anything for this man. She hated him. His hands began to move all over her body. She gasped when he pulled down the back chain of her dress. The chain stopped at her lower waist, so when he zipped it off, her upper back and waist were exposed. "D-Don't touch m-ummm!" His fingers rolled around her bare back, and she pressed her head against the pillow. His touches were giving her goosebumps all over her body. With a deep angry voice, he whispered in her ear, "I am going to make you forget his touches, kisses, and everything. Every time you touch another man, you will only think of me." - - - Ava Adler was a nerdy omega. People bullied her because they thought she was ugly and unattractive. But Ava secretly loved the bad boy, Ian Dawson. He was the future Alpha of the Mystic Shadow Pack. However, he doesn't give a damn about rules and laws, as he only likes to play around with girls. Ava was unaware of Ian's arrogance until her fate intertwined with his. He neglected her and hurt her deeply. What would happen when Ava turned out to be a beautiful girl who could win over any boy, and Ian looked back and regretted his decisions? What if she had a secret identity that she had yet to discover? What if the tables turned and Ian begged her not to leave him?
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."