Novels by BALOGUN ELIZABETH

The inside of the Crimson Blood fortress was colder than Anana expected. Not physically but the walls were lined with braziers that bathed the corridors in a steady, golden light but in spirit. The air felt tight, like it didn’t belong to her. Like it had already been claimed by someone or something else.Lucien’s hand released hers once they stepped past the towering entrance. She could feel the burn of his skin on hers even after it was gone, a reminder that he wasn’t just a monster in legend. He was real. And now, he was her reality.Two women in black uniforms stepped forward. They were taller than any average woman. They wore simple crimson-threaded collars that pulsed faintly with a midnight black armoured bralette giving a subtle lift revealing their well defined muscular arms. They wore high-waisted trousers that snug around the hips and thighs showcasing their curves with well defined abs. Each had a war scar they wore proudly.“This is Ira and Vex,” Lucien said without loo

After completing his agenda.He turned and walked away, his guards following in ghostly silence.The room erupted in gasps and whispers.Mira hissed, “She’s manipulating you!”But Kade didn’t move. Didn’t speak. Didn’t fight.He let her go.Anana’s voice cut one final time through the noise. “I loved you. I bore your name. I gave you every part of me. And when I bled for you, you didn’t flinch.”“I reject you, Alpha Kade”She turned her back on them all.Knowing she's no longer his anymore. And he'd be killed if he ever claimed her.“I reject you, Luna Anana” He sparked loud enough for her to hear.And with that, she walked away towards the God of War, toward the unknown, toward freedom or ruin. Anything was better than being forgotten in her own home.She didn’t look back.…The sun hadn’t yet risen. The sky was painted in shades of pale indigo and soft gray, the air thick with silence that weighed down on the pack like a burial shroud. Anana stood at the edge of the main courtyard,

The sky wore a veil of grey, and the heavy clouds seemed to be pregnant with rain that hadn't fallen yet, as though the heavens themselves mourned with her. Anana stood beneath the stone archway of the Pack Hall. Her skin still throbbed from the latest wound, her arms wrapped tightly around her trembling frame. The ache in her chest rivaled the pain on her skin. Mira and Kade had been together again the night before and she could feel it, etched into her flesh like a punishment from the Moon Goddess herself for a crime she didn't commit.The fresh scar across her ribs hadn’t even stopped bleeding when she'd wrapped it tightly in linen just to be able to stand upright.Her fingers curled into fists. She could still feel the phantom pain of Kade’s betrayal from the night before. She didn’t need to be told, her skin always told her the truth.A laugh rang out.Soft and feminine.Mira.Anana stiffened, hidden behind one of the thick, weathered pillars. She didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but

The sun had barely risen when Anana opened her eyes, her body already aching from wounds that had not even formed yet. It was the kind of ache that settled deep into the bones, whispering promises of more pain to come. Every morning was like this now, a quiet, dreadful waiting. Not for the day to begin, but for the night to end.Elia moved around the room in silence, drawing the curtains slowly as if she could delay the arrival of reality. The sheets were already stained from the night before. The scent of blood hung heavy in the air, metallic and cruel."How are you feeling today, Luna?" Elia asked, her voice soft and sad.Anana gave a tired smile. "Like I survived a war that keeps repeating itself."She sat up, wincing as her side throbbed. A scar ran across her ribcage, it was fresh, angry, and unhealed. It joined a growing map of pain on her body, each one etched from a night her husband spent in someone else's arms."You shouldn't have to live like this," Elia whispered, folding

“Anana”Elia screamed with tears welling in her eyes, thick and hot, blurring her vision, turning the world into a watery haze. Her clothes drenched in blood and tears. She couldn't bear seeing her Luna in that despicable state.“Anana, l can't bear seeing you hurt every day”Tears rolling down as she tend to the fresh skin cut on Anana’s thighs exposing torn muscles and tissues with blood surging up instantly, warm and thick, bubbling out in slow relentless pulses.Anana barely conscious gave a subtle smile, “Things we do for love”Elia snapped with anger clearly evident in her eyes, “He doesn't even care what it does to you, why stay?”“He promised me, it wouldn't happen again” Anana muttered with the last strength she had.No matter how much Elia had tried to convince Anana to run. Anana kept making excuses believing that the initial love that bonded her to her husband still existed.Elia finished dressing her wound, stood to leave but couldn't bring herself to leave the once cheer