He doesn't sleep with the same woman twice, they said. And I believed it... until he couldn't stop touching me. Night after night, he called me to his bed like I was his favorite secret. They told me I was lucky-an omega chosen by the Alpha himself. I believed that too... until I found out I was pregnant. Then he married his Luna. He didn't even look back. So, I ran. I ran with nothing but my pride, my broken heart, and the child growing inside me. People called me foolish. Maybe I was. But now... he's looking for me. Searching the world like he's lost his mind. And just when I thought my heart couldn't be pulled in two, a man with kind eyes and a powerful soul held my hand and whispered, "Please don't go back to him. You're mine now." My mate. His cousin. And the father of the child I carry? No. It can't be that easy. Because my heart still burns for the Alpha who broke it. So tell me... How do I choose between the one who marked my soul...
Aura's POV
"Why does everyone look like they're waiting for a miracle but no one even sees me?"
The words slipped past my lips like smoke, soft and pointless. My reflection only gazed back without an answer, wide-eyed and uncertain. I smoothed the ceremonial robe clinging to my figure and tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear. White silk, too fancy for someone like me. It is too clean for someone they all call "the invisible girl."
Tonight was my coming-of-age ceremony, the night I'd feel the pull of my wolf for the first time. The night my mate, if the Moon Goddess had been generous, would feel it too. Everyone in the pack gathered at the stone circle for this. They drank, danced, and whispered about power and legacy.
Me? I stood behind a dusty curtain in the far corner of the temple, unseen.
A knock jolted me. I flinched.
"Aura?" My cousin Ellyn poked her head in. "You're on next."
I nodded and smoothed down the trembling in my hands.
The walk from the temple to the circle felt like a death march. All eyes shifted. Not because they noticed me-no, never that. They just wanted to move on to the next event.
"Aura Blakes," the Elder announced, raising his gnarled hand toward the moon.
I moved forward, the scent of wildflowers and pine heavy in the air. The drumbeats reverberating across the trees made my heart thud in time. All I had to do was look up at the moon and let it happen-let the shift happen.
But before I could even tilt my head, a wave of scent hit me.
God, it hit hard.
It was nothing like the herbs or rain or even the rich forest earth. No. It was... something hotter. Darker. Like fire hidden beneath the ice. It wrapped around my throat and dragged breath from my lungs.
My knees buckled.
And then-he was there.
Alpha Ryder.
He didn't walk. He stormed toward me like he owned the air itself. His tall frame cut through the crowd, broad shoulders tense beneath his obsidian tunic, and those eyes-those eyes weren't just looking at me. They burned straight through me.
Gasps spread around the circle.
"What's going on?" someone whispered.
I couldn't speak. Could barely breathe. I just stood there as Ryder halted in front of me, his chest rising and falling like he'd run through hell to get to me.
Then-he growled. Not at me. At them.
And in the next breath, he gripped my arm, yanked me into him, and announced, loud and clear:
"She's mine."
The words crashed over the crowd like thunder. Like a war drum.
No rituals. No moon-blessed blessing. No explanation.
Just those two words.
"She's mine."
The Elder stammered. "Alpha Ryder-"
But Ryder ignored him. His thumb brushed across my pulse like he was memorizing it, his hold on my wrist was hot and rough.
I was still trying to catch up.
How could this be real?
How could he be my mate?
He didn't give me time to ask. One nod from him and the crowd parted like they feared him. I was half-dragged, half-carried through the trees, away from the ceremony, away from the firelight and the chants and the judgment.
We didn't stop until we reached the Alpha's lodge at the hill's edge. The doors opened at his touch, slamming shut behind us with the force of thunder.
He still hadn't said a word to me. Still hadn't let go.
"Alpha-" I began, barely whispering.
His eyes found mine. "Ryder," he said. "Say it."
"Ryder," I echoed, heartbeat stuttering.
That was when I realized something terrifying.
The pull in my chest wasn't fading. It was growing.
Ryder's hand cupped the side of my face. His touch was rough-calloused-but his thumb brushed against my cheek like I'd shatter. His jaw clenched, like he was fighting something-himself maybe.
"You feel it too," he murmured.
I swallowed hard. "What is this?"
He didn't answer. Not with words.
His mouth was on mine, stealing all sense from me. Not a kiss of soft discovery, but one of raw hunger. My body betrayed me-melted, molded into his like I was made for him.
And maybe I was.
Maybe the Moon Goddess did tie me to the Alpha.
But this... this wasn't how it was supposed to happen. No courting. No approval. No slow-bloomed love.
Just fire.
He pulled me close until my back hit the bedpost in his room. My head was spinning. My mind was screaming warnings I didn't understand.
"You're mine," he whispered, voice hoarse. "Only mine."
And then-he sealed it.
That night, Ryder didn't ask permission. He didn't pretend to be gentle.
He claimed me.
Every growl, every kiss, every breath was a declaration.
Not of love.
But of possession.
The pain in my chest made no sense to me. Was this how it felt to be chosen by an Alpha?
Because it didn't feel like a dream.
It felt like drowning.
Sometime later, when the moon sank low and my body shook from the heat he had put inside me, I lay twisted in his covers, skin sticky with sweat, heart raw with a tempest of emotions I didn't grasp.
He didn't speak again. Just held me tighter as though I might vanish if he let go.
I should've felt special.
But I only felt lost.
Because whatever this was...
It wasn't love.
Just before sleep could pull me under, I heard him whisper something into the dark.
"I should've told her... but it's too late now."
My heart stopped.
Told me what?
"You look good there," he murmured. "In my bed. Wearing something of mine." I sat up slowly, heart pounding like I'd already been caught doing something filthy. His eyes dropped to the slip of skin at my thigh where my dress had ridden up, and I swear he swallowed a groan. Then he crossed the room-silent, towering, dangerous-and hooked a finger under my chin. "Tell me to stop," he said, voice raw. I couldn't. I didn't want to. The next thing I knew, I was on my back, his hands sliding up my legs like he had every right to touch me-slow, reverent, possessive. His mouth claimed mine first, then trailed down-between my breasts, my stomach-until I was gasping his name like a prayer. "You've been in my bed long before tonight, Asha," he whispered against my inner thigh. "In my head. My hands. My dreams." And when he finally pushed inside me-deep, slow, like he wanted to feel every part of me-I shattered. And he didn't stop. He kept going, murmuring my name like a promise, like he knew exactly what I was about to find out... ******* I didn't mean to fall asleep in his bed. I'd only curled up for a second-with his shirt pressed to my face, his scent wrapped around me like heat-and I drifted. But when I opened my eyes, he was standing there. Kade Renner. The elusive billionaire. Cold eyes. Bare chest. Leaning against the doorframe like he owned the air I breathed. He's been searching for me. And now that he has me? Kade Renner doesn't share. And he never lets go.
Blurb "Part your legs for me, princess" Alpha Damian humored huskily like he was intoxicated, I whimpered as he voice sents a jolts of emotions round my body. An emotion that I wasn't supposed to feel. Selene was 18 years old when she found out that Alpha Jasper of the Silver Crescent pack was her mate at her Awakening ceremony. Being a reject with no parents she lived with him for over one year as a slave and he never acknowledged her as his mate because he couldn't accept a reject as his mate. On her 20th birthday, her mate not only rejected her and chose her best friend; Imogen, as his new mate, but he also sold Selene to the most feared Alpha; Alpha Damian of the Crimson Moon pack whom everyone referred to as a beast. Not knowing why Alpha Damian chose to buy her, she can only resign herself to fate. What has the moon goddess installed for me again? Is this the freedom she solely crave for? Will she be tied down with the shackles of the unknown?
Caught in a web of betrayal, Nicole's life shatters in a single evening when her mother-in-law, Veronica, sets her up in an elaborate scheme. Blindsided, Nicole faces her husband Taylor's cold rage as he casts her out of his life and home, accusing her of infidelity and theft. As she tries to defend herself, her best friend, Sarah, adds another blow by denying their loyalty. "Please, Taylor, you have to believe me!" Nicole pleads, her voice breaking, but his icy response is a dagger to her heart. "I don't hate you, Nicole," he sneers. "I despise you." When Nicole reveals she's pregnant, she hopes for compassion, but it only fuels Veronica's determination to rid the family of her. After signing the divorce papers, a dejected Nicole wanders alone, where a brutal attack leaves her bleeding, helpless, and desperate to protect her unborn child. Six years later, Nicole returns from the ashes to inflict seven times the pains upon those who humiliated her and left her to die. "I'll make them pay so dearly that they'd regret ever been born!" She declares. This is a story of romance and revenge you don't want to miss!
Five years ago, Alessia La Rosa's life took a drastic turn when, suffering from memory loss, she wed to Dominic Carter under her grandfather's mysterious arrangement. But their marriage was a facade, bringing her only humiliation and heartache as Dominic showed no love, and she couldn't conceive. Upon discovering Dominic's infidelity, Alessia sought liberation through divorce. Yet, fate had more in store for her. Five years later, spurred by an anonymous email hinting at her lost child's whereabouts, she returns to the city with her twin babies in tow, determined to uncover the truth. As she navigates the tangled web of her past, a surprising twist awaits. Dominic, upon meeting her again, finds himself drawn to the woman she has become, unaware of her true identity as his former wife. Little does he know, the woman he's falling for is not only his ex-wife but also a powerful Doctor and Master Hacker.
There was only one man in Raegan's heart, and it was Mitchel. In the second year of her marriage to him, she got pregnant. Raegan's joy knew no bounds. But before she could break the news to her husband, he served her divorce papers because he wanted to marry his first love. After an accident, Raegan lay in the pool of her own blood and called out to Mitchel for help. Unfortunately, he left with his first love in his arms. Raegan escaped death by the whiskers. Afterward, she decided to get her life back on track. Her name was everywhere years later. Mitchel became very uncomfortable. For some reason, he began to miss her. His heart ached when he saw her all smiles with another man. He crashed her wedding and fell to his knees while she was at the altar. With bloodshot eyes, he queried, "I thought you said your love for me is unbreakable? How come you are getting married to someone else? Come back to me!"
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."
Brenna lived with her adoptive parents for twenty years, enduring their exploitation. When their real daughter appeared, they sent Brenna back to her true parents, thinking they were broke. In reality, her birth parents belonged to a top circle that her adoptive family could never reach. Hoping Brenna would fail, they gasped at her status: a global finance expert, a gifted engineer, the fastest racer... Was there any end to the identities she kept hidden? After her fiancé ended their engagement, Brenna met his twin brother. Unexpectedly, her ex-fiancé showed up, confessing his love...