Anna was a dicen
Anna was a dicen
Rain tapped softly on the windowpanes of Alder High School, a rhythm that matched the quiet heartbeat of Elara Winters as she sat in the back row of Room 214. Her eyes weren't on the chalkboard, where Mr. Calloway was explaining the intricacies of 19th-century poetry, but on the boy sitting three rows ahead - Liam Arden.
Liam, with his messy dark hair and perpetually ink-stained fingers, was the kind of person who lived in his own world. He always had a book in his hand, always scribbled in the margins, and never seemed to notice the way people watched him - especially Elara.
Elara had loved him quietly, secretly, for almost a year. Not the loud, fluttery kind of love her friends gushed about, but a steady, aching one. It wasn't just how he smiled when he read something beautiful, or how he stayed late after class helping others - it was the way he made the world feel a little softer, just by being in it.
He didn't know. He couldn't know.
Because Liam was everything she wasn't - confident, charismatic, and fearless. And she? She was the girl with silent footsteps and a heart full of secrets. No one really noticed her - not like they noticed him.
Still, sometimes, when the light hit just right or the class was quiet enough, Elara would catch him staring out the window, eyes lost in thought, and she'd wonder what it would be like if he turned and saw her - really saw her.
That day, as Mr. Calloway handed out a group assignment, fate decided to stir.
"Arden, Winters - you're partners."
Elara froze. Her pencil nearly rolled off the desk.
Liam turned around, eyes meeting hers for the first time in what felt like forever. There was a curious tilt to his head, a flicker of something in his gaze - recognition, maybe?
"Hey," he said with a small smile. "Looks like we're working together."
Elara swallowed hard, her voice barely a whisper.
"Yeah... looks like it."
But in that moment, something changed. A door creaked open between their two worlds.
And Elara's hidden love had just stepped out of the shadows.
They took everything from her-her family, her childhood, her name. Now, she's taking it all back. Caroline Slane spent years hiding in the shadows, sharpening her mind, body, and rage into weapons. Trained by a ruthless assassin syndicate, she returns under a new identity to do the unthinkable: infiltrate the empire of the man who murdered her faAbsolutely! Here's a vengeance-driven They took everything from her-her family, her childhood, her name. Now, she's taking it all back. Caroline Slane spent years hiding in the shadows, sharpening her mind, body, and rage into weapons. Trained by a ruthless assassin syndicate, she returns under a new identity to do the unthinkable: infiltrate the empire of the man who murdered her family-the cold, calculated Mafia boss known as The Reaper. Her plan is simple: earn his trust, get close, and destroy him from within. But as the lines between enemy and ally blur, and dark truths begin to surface, vengeance becomes a dangerous game. And in this game, there are no second chance..... Her plan is simple: earn his trust, get close, and destroy him from within. But as the lines between enemy and ally blur, and dark truths begin to surface, vengeance becomes a dangerous game. And in this game, there are no second chance
My name is Katia, and I am just trying to survive until my fated mate arrives. Which may be easier said than done. Rejectection is the last straw. Whispering my acceptance of his rejection. I run through the pack house, out across the manicured lawn into the forest. "I'm sorry, my sweet girl," I say to my wolf. I'm sorry you have been stuck with me and have had to suffer everything I have. She whispers," it's not your fault, Katia. We came to a cliff with a waterfall. The hurt keeps pounding at me. I need it to stop. My sweet girl, and I just want peace, I keep running and leap off the cliff. Spreading my arms wide, with tears streaming down my face, I fall, not making a sound, waiting for sweet oblivion where we feel nothing ever again. "I love you, my sweet girl! Until we meet again, "My wolf replied just before we hit the water, "I love you too, Katia. I have never regretted a moment with you." The Snow Moon pack is having their last barbecue of the summer next to the waterfall on their land. The adults are laughing and joking while watching the pups play. The alpha, beta, and gamma are swimming with some of the older children and playing a game of Marco Polo. Someone yells, "Oh my goddess, someone just jumped over the waterfall!" Everyone is frozen as they watch what looks to be a child falling arms spread wide, no one makes a sound. The small body hits the water like a plane crashing into the side of a mountain. The alpha, beta, and gamma, spring into action, swimming towards the area the person went under. The alpha is screaming his wolf is going crazy repeating, "Find her. Find her...find her!" They dive and the beta surfaces with a small person in his arms. Alpha takes the girl from his beta, laying her on the ground. The men are shocked by what they see. She is covered in scars and injuries. Her body is twisted and broken. The Beta asks, "Who could have done this to someone so defenseless?" Alpha drops to his knees, repeating, "MATE...MATE...MATE!"
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."
"Love is blind!" Lucinda abandoned her beautiful and comfortable life because of a man. She married him and slaved off for him for three long years. One day, the scales finally fell off her eyes. She realized that all her efforts were in vain. Her husband, Nathaniel still treated her like shit. All he cared about was his lover. "Enough is enough! I quit wasting my years with an ungrateful man!" Lucinda's heart was shattered into many pieces, but she summoned up the courage to ask for a divorce. The news caused a stir online! A filthy rich young woman recently got divorced? She was a good catch! Countless CEOs and handsome young men immediately swarmed to her like bees to honey! Nathaniel couldn't take it anymore. He held a press conference and begged with teary eyes, "I love you, Lucinda. I can't live without you. Please come back to me." Would Lucinda give him a second chance? Read to find out!
After hiding her true identity throughout her three-year marriage to Colton, Allison had committed wholeheartedly, only to find herself neglected and pushed toward divorce. Disheartened, she set out to rediscover her true self-a talented perfumer, the mastermind of a famous intelligence agency, and the heir to a secret hacker network. Realizing his mistakes, Colton expressed his regret. "I know I messed up. Please, give me another chance." Yet, Kellan, a once-disabled tycoon, stood up from his wheelchair, took Allison's hand, and scoffed dismissively, "You think she'll take you back? Dream on."
COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE SERIES BOOK ONE: THE 5-TIME REJECTED GAMMA & THE LYCAN KING BOOK TWO: THE ROGUES WHO WENT ROGUE BOOK THREE: THE INDOMITABLE HUNTRESS & THE HARDENED DUKE *** BOOK ONE: After being rejected by 5 mates, Gamma Lucianne pleaded with the Moon Goddess to spare her from any further mate-bonds. To her dismay, she is being bonded for the sixth time. What’s worse is that her sixth-chance mate is the most powerful creature ruling over all werewolves and Lycans - the Lycan King himself. She is certain, dead certain, that a rejection would come sooner or later, though she hopes for it to be sooner. King Alexandar was ecstatic to meet his bonded mate, and couldn’t thank their Goddess enough for gifting him someone so perfect. However, he soon realizes that this gift is reluctant to accept him, and more than willing to sever their bond. He tries to connect with her but she seems so far away. He is desperate to get intimate with her but she seems reluctant to open up to him. He tries to tell her that he is willing to commit to her for the rest of his life but she doesn’t seem to believe him. He is pleading for a chance: a chance to get to know her; a chance to show her that he’s different; and a chance to love her. But when not-so-subtle crushes, jealous suitors, self-entitled Queen-wannabes, an old flame, a silent protector and a past wedding engagement threaten to jeopardize their relationship, will Lucianne and Xandar still choose to be together? Is their love strong enough to overcome everything and everyone? Or will Lucianne resort to enduring a sixth rejection from the one person she thought she could entrust her heart with?
For three years, Shane and Yvonne were wed, sharing heated nights, while his devotion clung to his ex. Yvonne strove to be a dutiful wife, yet their marriage felt hollow, built on desire rather than real warmth. All changed when she became pregnant, only for Shane to thrust her onto the operating table, warning, “Either you or the baby survives!” Broken by his cruelty, she vanished in grief and later returned, radiantly accomplished, leaving everyone awestruck. Haunted by remorse, Shane begged for another chance, but Yvonne only smiled and replied, “I’m sorry, men no longer interest me.”
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