Novels by Viv_Writes.

ERYXThe second Vesper sees me, he stands to his feet and gives me a small, mocking bow.“Glad to have you here, Future Alpha Eryx.” He straightens, a cocky grin spreading across his face.I slide both hands into my pockets. “We need to talk, Vesper.”He scoffs. “Care for champagne?”I don't answer. He turns toward the girls behind him. “I'll be back.”He walks over to me and leads me toward a quieter part of the house. The music dulls behind us, but I can still hear it pulsing through the walls. He stops abruptly and turns to face me. His expression is more serious now.“Tell me you didn't come here to ruin the night.”“Give me what I want, and I won’t.”His brows pull together. “Wait…” His eyes narrow. “Is this about Velora Mayes? That girl?”“She’s not that girl.” My voice stays flat, precise. “She's my mate.”The words settle between us with more weight than I intended. Saying it out loud only sharpens the restless pull under my skin. She is mine. And right now someone is standing

KEVINRose walks quietly into my study without knocking. Judging by the look on her face, I can tell she's still angry about the way I handled the situation earlier.“How is she?” I ask calmly, pulling off my glasses and setting them on the desk.She doesn't answer immediately. Instead, she sighs. “Did you really have to shout at Aveline like that?” Her voice tightens. “Don't tell me you're actually concerned about Velora?”I exhale sharply and lean forward slightly. “You know that's not possible.”“How am I supposed to believe that, Kevin?” She steps closer. “You loved her mother. Maybe you can't bear seeing Gemma's child suffer.”Silence settles between us. The truth is, Rose is right. I did love Gemma, more than I ever admitted while she was still alive. And every time I look at Velora, the same quiet eyes, the same stubbornness set to her mouth at times… It feels like the past is standing in front of me, accusing me of everything I chose to bury. Part of me wonders if the way we’v

ERYXAfter dinner, I head to my room and take a shower. I change into gray sweatpants and pair them with a sleeveless jersey top. Vesper loves saying I wear these just to show off my abs and perfect muscles. I've heard it so many times that I don't even bother reacting anymore. I hardly wear anything complicated. I like keeping things simple and comfortable.I settle behind my study desk and turn on my laptop. The screen illuminates my face. Then it happens again. Velora's face flashes through my mind. I stare at the screen, but the words in front of me barely register. I can't concentrate. All I can think about is her. Her scent. Her eyes. The way she looked at me. The memory of her scent still sits in the back of my throat. I want to go back. The pull is constant, restless, and it’s starting to fray every edge of my control.The chair scrapes against the tile as I abruptly stand. Maybe I made a mistake. Maybe I shouldn't have held back. Maybe I should have claimed her when she was b

ERYXThe drive home feels like something I did on autopilot. I barely remember the roads I took or the turns I made. My mind is too busy replaying the same images: Velora’s flushed skin under my hands, the way her body leaned into mine when the heat was strongest, the soft sound she made when I held her.Magnus had been seconds from taking control. I felt his hunger like a second pulse under my skin. Claiming her would have been easy. Necessary, even. But the look in her eyes when she finally recognized me — shock mixed with something close to fear — stopped me cold. She isn’t ready. And forcing the bond while she’s still reeling from her first heat would only make her run.I pull up outside the gate and kill the engine, but the tightness in my chest doesn't ease.“I messed up tonight,” I mutter.*Yeah. Big time, dude.* Magnus’s voice comes immediately, flat and unimpressed.*We had her tonight. And you still walked away.*I release a sharp breath and unfasten my seat belt with a fast

VELORAThe second my eyes land on Eryx, I wonder if my mind is playing tricks on me. It doesn't make any sense. Eryx Nightbane is inside my room. And somehow, I'm curled up beside him in my bed.“Eryx?” His name leaves my lips quietly, almost as if saying it aloud will make him disappear.He doesn't answer immediately. For some reason, that scares me. A tiny part of me wonders if he's about to push me away, and I don't know why the thought makes my chest tighten.“How are you feeling now?” he asks calmly.I blink.I've definitely lost my mind. Eryx couldn't possibly be here. Not when he was supposed to be with Aveline. Something isn't right. Before I can think any further, I push myself up on my elbow and move away from him, despite the strange warmth still lingering around my body whenever I'm close to him.“Velora…” He reaches for me, but I don't stop until I'm at the edge of the bed.“You're…”The cold breeze from the open window suddenly hits my skin. I freeze. Then I remember exa

ERYXIf I weren't fighting every instinct inside me, I would have torn the guy apart for getting that close to my mate.Rose and Aveline stand behind me, both wearing the same horrified expressions. Whether the concern is genuine or performed, I don't have time to care.“Get out.” My voice is low, but the command leaves no room for argument.The guy looks at me nervously. He doesn't move at first, frozen beneath the weight of my stare. I take one deliberate step toward him. That's all it takes. He bolts out of the room.Magnus is pacing furiously inside me now, snarling, demanding that I go after him. I force him down with everything I have, jaw locked, muscles tight. I cannot let anyone know she’s my mate. Not yet. Not here.I turn back to Velora. She’s barely conscious, her breathing uneven, skin flushed with heat. Something twists hard and painful in my chest at the sight of her like this — soft, vulnerable, and suffering. I move closer and carefully pull the blanket higher around

THANE ADAMSThe last session hadn’t ended well. Thinking about it now, I had to admit I’d gone a little too far. I released a sharp breath as I stepped out of the car and headed inside.“Hello.” Brittany flashed me her signature wide smile as I walked over to the reception desk.“Hi, Brit.” I forced a small smile back.“So good to see you, Thane.” Her lips quivered into that flirting smile I already knew too well. Most times, I’d have flirted right back. Not today.“Is Nancy in?” I cut her off before she could say anything else.“Oh, yeah.” She smiled.“Right. Thanks.” I walked away without waiting another second.After knocking twice with no response, I pushed the door open and stepped inside. The fresh scent of lemon filled the air. I settled into the usual spot I took during my sessions. Water was running from the bathroom, so I assumed she was in there.Not even a minute later, her phone vibrated on the desk. I knew that sound. Her alarm. I let the first ring end, but when it star

THANE ADAMS“Sarah Princeton Adams?” The nurse asked with a small smile.“Yeah.” I nodded.She looked down at the screen in front of her, scrolling through the details.“What’s your relationship to the patient?”“Stepmother.” The word felt strange leaving my mouth. Not because Sarah was a stranger. She wasn’t. But she wasn’t my mother either. Still, somehow, saying stepmother made the guilt sitting somewhere in my chest twist a little harder.After a moment, the nurse smiled again.“Here’s your visitor badge.”I took it from her and headed toward Sarah’s ward. She looked peaceful in her sleep when I walked in.My eyes immediately landed on the small bandage beside her left eye. And just like that, I regretted coming back. I’d hurt her. That was a fact I couldn’t run from, no matter how much I wanted to.My jaw clenched, but my feet refused to move from the doorway. I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to say to her. Sorry suddenly sounded too fucking small.That’s when she stirred. My han

RACHELHe simply turned and walked away. I shoved at Jay's chest, trying to go after him, but he caught my arm and held me back.“Hey.”“Let go, Jae Hyun.” I glared at him.His grip tightened slightly. “Don't go.”“What? That's none of your business.”“Yeah, it's not.” His eyes stayed on mine. “But it doesn't make sense for you to run after him after what he just saw.”He was annoyingly right. And that only made me more annoyed. Because for one stupid second, I actually thought I could go after Thane. But what was I supposed to say to him? It wasn't what it looked like? Except it was.I jerked my arm free from Jay's grip. Went quiet for a second before breaking it. “Listen.” I dragged a hand through my hair, lowering my eyes. “Uhm... let's just forget about what happened. It meant nothing.”“About what?”I looked at him, then quickly looked away again. “The kiss. It just happened.”“Oh?” He nodded slowly, his expression flattening. “Let me get this straight. I kissed you, you kissed m

RACHELI walked down the stairs to the kitchen and yanked the fridge door open. The warm yellow light flushed my eyes, followed by the cool air spilling against my face.I brought out a bottle of cold water and didn't bother shutting the fridge door. I'd already unscrewed the cap and brought it to my lips when my eyes caught the third rack, where a half-empty bottle of wine sat aimlessly.“Fuck,” I muttered under my breath.Right there, my first thought was to grab the wine and down the whole thing, consequences be damned. It would probably end with me barging into Thane's room afterward, yelling at him or, who knows, even slapping him.When I was done, I'd probably feel so guilty I'd want to slap myself for slapping him.I sighed and lowered my head, giving myself a second to reconsider the terrible decision I was about to make.The second I lifted my eyes again, my hand shot out and grabbed the bottle.I uncorked it. A hollow pop sounded through the quiet kitchen.The next thing I k

RACHELMy chest wasn't supposed to ache this much, but it did.At first, I felt nothing as I watched him walk out of the room and shut the door behind him. The silence that followed was deafening. I didn't feel a damn thing, like I was submerged in ice-cold water and everything around me had gone numb.Then the ache came. A slow, pulsating pain in my chest that made me realize just how much damage he'd left behind.Suddenly, my throat hurt so badly I couldn't force down the lump sitting there.I lowered myself back onto the edge of the bed, one hand still faintly clutching my towel to my chest while the other dug into the small space between the mattress and the bed frame until my fingers curled tightly around the wood.Thane's face flashed through my mind again. I couldn't stop replaying the pain I'd seen in his eyes. The more I thought about it, the harder my nails dug into the wood.I sniffed and swallowed hard, but no tears came. Maybe this was the kind of pain people talked about

THANE“What?” Rachel shrugged, almost helplessly. “What are you going to say?”That was where it got difficult.Looking at her this way somehow wiped every word I’d been about to say from my mind. My jaw clenched hard as I tried like hell to remind myself that I couldn’t be thinking about how much I wanted to fucking kiss her again in the middle of a damn argument, yet...She nodded eventually. “Fine. If you’ve got nothing else to say, you’re free to help yourself out.”She said it, but didn’t move either.I bit the inside of my mouth, trying to calm the anger and the intense craving sending warm trails through me as I watched her grab the shorts she’d probably picked out from her wardrobe.“I’m leaving in the morning.”My voice barely rose above a whisper.“Why are you telling me that?”She didn’t stop pulling the shorts up over her waist, as if she was already tired of having me in the room. Seeing her dress so indifferently in front of me should have been enough to drive me out.Bu

VINCENZO CASTILLO“Are you expecting anyone?” Camilla asked, her voice still low, cautious, before I turned my gaze back to her.“No… I’m not.” My eyes cut back to the door, narrowing.“It’s probably room service. I’ll go check.”That was when it hit me... I hadn’t even considered that possibility. To me, a knock was never just a knock. Room service or not, I couldn’t ignore the thought that the old sneaky man might have switched his plan, maybe sent skilled men this time to drag me out. I’d been played once; I wasn’t about to let it happen again.“I’ll go,” I said firmly, already sliding off the bed.Crossing the room, I turned the handle with controlled ease and cracked the door open.A young guy stood there, his grin stretching wide across his face, flashing teeth like a kid who’d just been handed the keys to a Lamborghini.“Good morning, sir,” he greeted first, bright and rehearsed.I took in the details—the hotel’s standard outfit, black cotton shirt tucked into matching trousers

VINCENZO LORENZOI stood there in silence, watching her, waiting for her first reaction.“Who was that?” she asked, still mopping her damp hair with the towel clutched in her right hand.“She’s a friend. No one really important.”My voice was calm, unbothered, as I walked deeper into the room. I knew that answer wouldn’t settle with her... Damn, I could already see the way her eyes narrowed, the doubt flickering behind them. So while my lips curved faintly, my mind was already rehearsing the next response.“I’ve never seen you with a friend, Vin. And even if you did have one, it’s strange it’s a woman. You don’t keep females around.”I raised a brow, tilting my head slightly. “Is that jealousy I’m hearing?”She rolled her eyes, sharp, and dismissive.“As if… I’m just surprised, that’s all.”“You sure about that?” I let the words drag, my tone low, testing her. “Because you can tell me now. I’ll break it off. With just one word from you.”She gave a short, mocking laugh, the sound curl

VINCENZO CASTILLOThe rest of it was no longer soft moans, it was screaming, raw and desperate, tearing out of her with every thrust.Slowly, I pulled her off me, holding her still for a second. Our eyes locked, hers glazed with heat, mine burning straight through her.“Can I take you from the back?” I asked, my voice lower, softer than I’d ever heard myself sound in this lifetime.She didn’t answer with words. She just gave a small nod.Her fingers found the edge of the tub, pushing herself up. Water clung to her body, dripping down every curve as she stepped out, her skin glowing under the steam. I followed, my c*ck still thick, unrelenting, pointing at her as if it had its own will.Guiding her beneath the shower, I leaned over and turned the handle. A rush of water spilled down over us, streaming down her back, over the swell of her *ss, catching the light like liquid fire. She braced herself against the marble wall, arching her back, offering herself without hesitation.I slid a

VINCENZO CASTILLO“If you want something, just ask. You don’t have to sneak around me, pulling stunts like this,”I managed, even though the words came out rough. Hard to think straight when her breasts were pressed against my back, soft heat searing through me.“Are you sure you’ll do as I ask?” she whispered against my ear, her breath warm, laced with challenge.“You know I won’t agree to anything if it puts you in danger,” I muttered, my mind flashing back to our argument, already suspecting this was her way of dragging me back into it.She slipped away from behind me, water droplets gliding down her skin as she moved across the steam-filled room. Then she stepped into the tub, slowly, deliberately, her gaze never leaving mine.And I saw her. All of her. The way the water licked up her thighs, parting around the full, perfect curve of her cl*t, until my eyes dragged higher, locking with hers again. She knew what I saw. She wanted me to see it, actually.“It’s not something that wil

VINCENZO CASTILLOI had a feeling it would come to this, just not expecting it this soon.Stopping her would only make it seem like I agreed with whatever she had wanted to comply with. And maybe I wanted it so badly too, but I couldn’t afford to give her that. Not now.She has no idea of the danger that lurks around her. Every second I spend here with her feels like walking on a wire above fire. But the truth is, I’d have lost my mind if I stayed away any longer.She’d be safer with Lorenzo; I know that. But she’s too stubborn to see it, too stubborn to understand. And the thought of her back turned to me now, curled up on that couch, doesn’t make things any easier. The duvet had slipped down, baring more of her than I could ignore. Did she really think I could sleep with that taunting me?I swung my feet to the floor and moved to her side. I wasn’t about to let her spend the night in that chair. She deserved better, even if she hated me for it.Sliding one arm beneath her legs and t

CAMILLA RYDERI shifted on his lap, sliding until I was pressed right against the hard length of him. His breath hitched, the sound rough and unsteady, as if he wasn’t used to feeling someone like this. Slowly, I lowered myself, and his soft groan broke through the silence.His hand shot to my waist, gripping me too tight at first, then loosening like he was learning how to guide me. His hips moved, tentative at first, then harder, deeper, as if instinct was taking over where experience couldn’t. I clung to his shoulders, my body trembling, gasps slipping from my lips.“You like it?” I teased, my br*asts brushing against his face as they swayed with every motion.“Oh… f*ck… I love everything about you,” he rasped, voice low, before his mouth claimed me hungrily.His grip was rough, almost desperate, one hand pinning my hips down on his c*ck, the other cupping my chest as if he couldn’t bear to let me slip away.“F-f*ck, Vin…” I cried, twisting under his touch. He suck*d harder, not pa