A Pawn In His Dirty Game
"Beg, Ursula," His voice dropped low. "On your knees."
I clenched my fist, every fibre in me itching to snap his neck. For my sister.
"Please."
He doesn’t just want her compliance—he wants her on her knees. And she swore she’d never beg anyone. Not even him.
Zachary Wellington; cold, ruthless, feared by everyone except one woman; Valerie Hampton, the one woman he despises so much since high school . He calls her Ursula — the villain in his love story and she calls him Dracula, the devil's spawn . She bullied his first love and she died when she discovered a secret about Valerie.
Years later, they meet again.
Only this time, it’s no accident.
Zachary orchestrated an arranged marriage to claim his billion-dollar inheritance .
Fueled by old wounds and a twisted thirst for revenge, he turns their union into a twisted game of chess guided by cold rules, where every move is calculated, and trust is a luxury both can't afford.
But what begins as punishment spirals into something far more dangerous: desire, obsession, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. From betrayal and childhood trauma to a violent heir lurking in the shadows, Valerie and Zachary are about to uncover a truth that could destroy them both.
Love was never part of the plan.
But in a marriage built on lies and vengeance, it might be their only way out.
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Chapter: Chapter 065*VALERIE*Beep. Beep. Beep. The steady rhythm drilled into my skull, dragging me out of darkness.I groaned, trying to roll on my side but a sharp searing pain shot through my arm.My eyes peeled open. Everything was blurry at first. I blinked a few times, my eyelids feeling heavy and slowly, the fog cleared. Harsh fluorescent lights glared from above from the white unfamiliar ceiling.The sterile scent of antiseptic drifted through my nose.A thin tube trailed from my wrist, connecting to the beeping machine.My throat felt like sandpaper...dry and scratchy.I swallowed hard, trying to piece together how I got here.Then it hit me all at once.Panic flared in my chest as I jerked awake.Someone groaned from my side. I stiffened.My head turned slowly and my gaze landed on a figure slumped over the edge of the bed, his messy curls falling over his face.His breath was even, his lips slightly parted as he snored softly.Zachary.His name left my lips in a whisper.Unconsciously, m
Last Updated: 2025-10-27
Chapter: Chapter 064*VALERIE*I froze, the cold metal pressed against my temple. My eyes squeezed shut, my heart pounded violently. This is it. I'm going to die. “Lower your guns.. or I blow off her skull.”No one moved. Gareth's fingers pressed against the trigger as he cocked the gun. The officers lowered their weapons and my eyes widened in fear. What are they doing? “Step back! ” he barked and they followed his orders.Then he backed away slowly towards the waiting car, the muzzle of his gun still pressed to my head. He pulled open the car door and shoved me inside like a ragdoll. Pain shot through me as my injured shoulder made contact with the leather chair. Without waiting for a second, he swung into the driver's seat and stepped on the pedal. The engine roared to life. Tires screeched as the car lurched forward away from the clearing into the moonlit road.Bullets rained after us as the officers open fire.A bullet hit one of the side mirrors but that didn't stop Gareth.He drove li
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Chapter: Chapter 063*VALERIE*“You really think you can escape from me, huh?!”Gareth's hand striked my cheek and I hit the ground from the impact.Tears burned my vision both from the pain from my shoulder and the crushing weight of despair. I clung to his leg, my voice breaking from desperation. “Please, let me go,” I croaked out. “I won't say anything, I promise.”He crouched lower to meet my eyes, his lips curled into a sneer and his eyes...they gleamed dangerously in a way that sent chills down my spine.“You really want to go to him that bad?” he sneered, grabbing my jaw. I winced as his grip tightened, forcing my gaze to meet his.“Too bad, you belong to me now,” he whispered darkly, then shove me aside.A whimper escaped my lips when his fingers grazed my shoulder, the very one that was injured. Just then, the door bursted open with a force that made the hinges squeak and two of his men stumbled in.Gareth turned sharply to his men.“Did you find her?” he demanded.“Yes, boss. She already mad
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Chapter: Chapter 062*ZACHARY*I sprinted into the police station when I made sense of Ian's text. He found the necklace which means there was progress. For the first time in days, I felt hope but it all drained away when my eyes landed on a frail girl, curled up under a thin blanket in a far corner. She hugged her knees, whimpering.Ian met me halfway from the corridor. His eyes were hollowed, dark circles around them like he hasn't slept for days.“Who is she ?” I asked, clearing my throat to mask my disappointment.He stared at me , his jaw tight.“That's Valerie's sister,” He answered, raking a hand through his disheveled hair. “She’d been wandering for hours. The tracker kept changing locations, so I tracked the signal. Turned out she has the necklace.”My feet moved swiftly.I didn't look at the uniformed officers milling about. I went straight to her.Her eyes were unfocused until they locked on me.Something like recognition flickered in them—Which was odd because I had never met her—and then t
Last Updated: 2025-10-07
Chapter: Chapter 061*ZACHARY*“Is it true your wife fled because you were abusive?!”“Do you have anger issues, Mr. Wellington?!”“Did you really stop taking your pills?!”Reporters swarmed me like bees, shoving their microphones into my face, flashes exploding in every direction.Their voices melted into one chaotic buzz, each question sharper than the last.One of my men stepped in, forcing them back, clearing a narrow path for me through the madness.News of Valerie's disappearance leaked to the press after I made a report to the cops.They went into work immediately, dispatching their SWAT team to Fort Tilden.I wanted to come along.I couldn't bear doing nothing but the officer in charge sternly warned me to stay put.Now all I can do is wait for their response, even if it killed me every second.I kept my head down as I pushed through the sea of cameras.Flashes lit my vision like lightning, every one of them capturing the worst version of me.The man who couldn’t protect his wife.The monster the
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Chapter: Chapter 060*VALERIE* Cara whimpered as she clutched me tighter. Gareth had striked her cheek for talking back at him. “You coward!” she snarled and his fist connected with her cheek. I shielded her body with my arms as it absorbed her tears. Gareth straightened, running a hand through his hair. His lips curled into a cruel grin. “You should have laid low,” he hissed, grabbing her jaw harshly. I tried to step in but he shoved me aside. “We both know you were adopted just to be her plaything.” I froze. How did he know Cara was adopted? I was the only one who knew apart from my father. Cara only discovered it when she fell so ill and needed a blood transfusion. Our blood didn't matched hers . So I told her the truth. “It's not true,” Cara whimpered, her eyes brimming with tears. “You really think you're her sister? You are just a pathetic orphan!” Gareth taunted and I lunged at him, grabbing his arms. “Stop... please,” I begged desperately, tears burning the back of my vi
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The Alpha's Cursed mate
For centuries, the law was simple: two different worlds must never mix. Flesh to flesh, soul to soul.
Until the mistake.
The first of its kind.
Born from forbidden desire, a union cursed from onset . The child drew its first breath, and with it, the balance in the realm shattered.
That child should have been destroyed. Instead, it lived. It grew. It changed.
And the world changed with it.
A courtesan house became her prison.
Her body, a commodity.
Her name... was Freya.
She was meant to be sold.
Offered to a king who collected women like trophies.
But she has heard about the ruthless king.
He'd kill the girls after his sick pleasures.
One night, she decided to flee from the shackles that held her bound.
In her attempt to escape, she stumbled into Blood moon pack ruled by the formidable Lycan king. Alpha Leonidas Everhart Dark wood. Doesn't want a mate because he is cursed . Doesn't need one.
Yet fate is cruel, because the mate chosen for him…
Was the very species he loathed.
A human.
But Freya isn't just any human. Something ancient is in her blood.
A lure pheromone that draws monsters to her.
As her powers awaken, mystical creatures crawl from the shadows.
Leonidas has no choice but to protect his mate because that's the only way for his redemption.
What happens when two cursed souls entwine?
Will they bring chaos or change the realm?
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Chapter: Chapter 102*FREYA*The word doesn't register at first, it hangs in the air as I try to process it.Pregnant? What does that have to do with Leo...My eyes snap back to him in an instant. It can't be what I'm thinking, right? No, I shake it off. I might be mistaken. But the guilt in his eyes, the way his grip tightens on my shoulder tells me something different.“What?” I whisper, my hand slipping from Leonidas's grasp.Octavia sighs dramatically, one hand drifting to her stomach. “I wasn’t planning on announcing it like this, but since the truth has such a way of clawing its way out…” Her smile sharpens. “Yes. I’m carrying his child.”The room tilts.I fist my hand deep into the fabric of my dress until the knuckles ache, twisting the material painfully against my palm. Anything to keep from me from breaking apart.Leonidas’s eyes are still locked on mine.There’s no denial in them. Just that same heavy, quiet guilt in his eyes. The unspoken words pass silently between us. Octavia is the
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Chapter: Chapter 101*LEONIDAS*The noise of the elders clamoring , each voicing their own personal opinions merely falls down my ears until it becomes nothing more than a dull hum.My thoughts only circles one person. Freya. She would have left by now. Probably on her way to Ashvale. My heart squeezes at the thought. No, not Ashvale. She has a lot of bad memories there. Perhaps she's on her way to somewhere far away, where neither the hunters nor I can find her. Should I send Dorian to accompany her?No. She might thinks I sent him to spy on her.What about the omega she’s grown close to? The one she smiles with so easily.What's her name again? Was it Alira or— Alera. Yes, Alera.That's her name.“Alpha?”I should send Alera so Freya won't be alone.She's a better choice to care for my mate.“Alpha?!”My eyes snap up to see Elder Lorraine in front of me, his eyes narrowing.My gaze sweeps across the room and it's then I notice it has gone quiet.“Are you even listening to us?”“No,” I admit, c
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Chapter: Chapter 100*FREYA*My blood runs cold.I feel my knees wobble as I sink back into the bed, clutching my dress around my bare chest.No. This can't be happening.But the glowing mark at the back of his neck and the blood staining the corner of his lips are enough proof.He is cursed?If he keeps going, I will lose my life?Is this some kind of a cruel joke? But during my heat, he..…Realization dawns. My heat flashes through my mind..that night. I had brushed the blood away as a hallucination, something my body had invented in its haze.It wasn’t.And the way he reacted at the cottage when we kissed..how he pulled back and fell to his knees, clutching his chest painfully. It's all in front of me, yet I was too stupid to notice. A chill settles deep in my bones that I can't shake off.“I'll understand If you decide to leave.”His words echoes in my ears but I can't find an answer to give him. I try... to find answers, to say anything . I only open my mouth, hoping that words will form but not
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Chapter: Chapter 099*LEONIDAS*The noise of the elders clamoring , each voicing their own personal opinions merely falls down my ears until it becomes nothing more than a dull hum.My thoughts only circles one person. Freya. She would have left by now. Probably on her way to Ashvale. My heart squeezes at the thought. No, not Ashvale. She has a lot of bad memories there. Perhaps she's on her way to somewhere far away, where neither the hunters nor I can find her. Should I send Dorian to accompany her?No. She might thinks I sent him to spy on her.What about the omega she’s grown close to? The one she smiles with so easily.What's her name again? Was it Alira or— Alera. Yes, Alera.That's her name.“Alpha?”I should send Alera so Freya won't be alone.She's a better choice to care for my mate.“Alpha?!”My eyes snap up to see Elder Lorraine in front of me, his eyes narrowing.My gaze sweeps across the room and it's then I notice it has gone quiet.“Are you even listening to us?”“No,” I admit, c
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Chapter: Chapter 098*FREYA*My blood runs cold.I feel my knees wobble as I sink back into the bed, clutching my dress around my bare chest.No. This can't be happening.But the glowing mark at the back of his neck and the blood staining the corner of his lips are enough proof.He is cursed?If he keeps going, I will lose my life?Is this some kind of a cruel joke? But during my heat, he..…Realization dawns. My heat flashes through my mind..that night. I had brushed the blood away as a hallucination, something my body had invented in its haze.It wasn’t.And the way he reacted at the cottage when we kissed..how he pulled back and fell to his knees, clutching his chest painfully. It's all in front of me, yet I was too stupid to notice. A chill settles deep in my bones that I can't shake off.“I'll understand If you decide to leave.”His words echoes in my ears but I can't find an answer to give him. I try... to find answers, to say anything . I only open my mouth, hoping that words will form but not
Last Updated: 2026-02-07
Chapter: Chapter 097*LEONIDAS*Eira examines the cut, her lips pressed into a grim line, her face a calm mask that gives nothing away. I can’t tell whether I’m fine or an inch away from dying.After what feels like eternity, she finally wraps it back and steps back, clearing her throat. “Your wounds are healing,” she mutters, shutting her box. “Give it a week or two...and you will be fit to go back to your duties.”Freya sighs in relief beside me, her face relaxing for the first time since I woke up.For someone that claims there's nothing between us, she's doing a bad job at it.I feel a smile touch my lips. Liar.“The silver narrowly misses your major artery, which is why you are still alive. Your survival was by chance.”She lets her words sink in, her eyes watching me like a hawk.“Which bring me to this, your wolf is dying.”Freya stiffens, a gasp tearing from her throat but I just stare ahead, unblinking.It's no news Drogo is dying. He already told me he's going weak and his unusual silence is a
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